Faust

[faust]

/[faust]/ name

The verdict

“Faust” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,996 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,996
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-faust · Faust · Spanish

Faust · rank #81,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,996
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fault

Nearest frequency peer: fault (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Faust”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Faust” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Faust
PropertyValue
HeadwordFaust
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[faust]
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Faust” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Faustcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fault” (#81,995), “fechoría” (#81,997), “femen” (#81,998). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “Faust” va en #81,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Faust is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,996 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [faust]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Faust in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Faust, spelled F-A-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Faust"?
"Faust" is spelled F-A-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [faust].
What does "Faust" mean?
As a proper noun, "Faust" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Faust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Faust" is [faust]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Faust" come from?
"Faust" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list