Fusel
[ˈfuːzl̩]
The verdict
“Fusel” is uncommon German (frequency #82,773 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,773
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schlechter, billiger, minderwertiger Branntwein, Schnaps oder Wein
Corpus desk
Index DE-fusel · Fusel · German
Fusel · rank #82,773 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,773
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Führungspersö…
Nearest frequency peer: Führungspersönlichkeiten (+2 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Fusel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Fruchtsäfte
Fruchtsäfte
17,233 corpus weight
- früherem
früherem
17,232 corpus weight
- Früherziehu…
Früherziehung
17,231 corpus weight
- Fusel
Fusel
17,228 corpus weight
- Führungsper…
Führungspersönlichkeiten
17,226 corpus weight
- ganztägigen
ganztägigen
17,223 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fusel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fusel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfuːzl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,773 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fusel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fusel is uncommon German at frequency #82,773 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfuːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Fusel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fusel, spelled F-U-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1schlechter, billiger, minderwertiger Branntwein, Schnaps oder Wein
- 2Gemisch verschiedener Amylalkohole
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fusel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.