Fehde
\ˈfeːdə\
The verdict
“Fehde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Faide, querelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fehde · Fehde · French
Fehde · 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 | Fehde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈfeːdə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Fehde » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Fehde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈfeːdə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faide, querelle.".
Fehde has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Fehde, spelled F-E-H-D-E.
Definition
- 1Faide, querelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fehde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die beiden Brüder beendeten ihre Fehde.
Zwischen Dörfern, Stämmen, Nationen, Klassen gibt es Kriege, Potlatchs, Handelsbeziehungen, Verträge und Fehden, die der Idee des Anderen ihren absoluten Sinn nehmen und ihre Relativität offenbaren; Individuen und Gruppen sind wohl oder übel gezwungen, die Wechselseitigkeit ihrer Beziehung anzuerkennen.
Synonyms
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.