Fussel

[ˈfʊsl̩]

/[ˈfʊsl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fussel” is uncommon German (frequency #95,586 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,586
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lose Textilfasern, die sich aus einem Gewebe gelöst haben

Corpus desk

Index DE-fussel · Fussel · German

Fussel · rank #95,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,586
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH furchterregend

Nearest frequency peer: furchterregend (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fussel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fussel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fussel
PropertyValue
HeadwordFussel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʊsl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#95,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fussel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fusselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „furchterregend“ (#95,585), „funktionales“ (#95,584), „fähigsten“ (#95,588). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fussel“ bei #95,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fussel is uncommon German at frequency #95,586 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lose Textilfasern, die sich aus einem Gewebe gelöst haben".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fussel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fussel, spelled F-U-S-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    lose Textilfasern, die sich aus einem Gewebe gelöst haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fussel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Du hast Fusseln auf dem Hemd!
  2. „Als Allzweckwaffe im ewigen Kampf für Perfektionismus und gegen Fussel kommt da der Fusselentferner ins Spiel.“

Synonyms

FluseMutselWuzerl

This word in other languages

fluff(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fussel"?
"Fussel" is spelled F-U-S-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊsl̩].
What does "Fussel" mean?
As a noun, "Fussel" means: lose Textilfasern, die sich aus einem Gewebe gelöst haben
How do you pronounce "Fussel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fussel" is [ˈfʊsl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fussel" come from?
"Fussel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fussel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gallia#95,595Gehren#95,610Fleece#95,557elfmal#95,492

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list