fähig
\ˈfɛːɪç\
The verdict
“fähig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apte à, capable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fahig · fähig · French
fähig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fähig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈfɛːɪç\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fähig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfɛːɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fähig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fähig, spelled F-Ä-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1Apte à, capable.
- 2zu etwas fähig sein: Être capable, être apte, avoir les connaissances ou les aptitudes à faire.
- 3zu etwas fähig sein: Être capable à faire (surtout du mal) dû à sa personnalité.
- 4Possible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Angelegenheit liegt in den Händen einer fähigen Person.
Er ist zu allem fähig.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.