Familienwappen

[faˈmiːli̯ənˌvapn̩]

/[faˈmiːli̯ənˌvapn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Familienwappen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,410 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,410
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wappen einer Familie

Corpus desk

Index DE-familienwappen · Familienwappen · German

Familienwappen · rank #98,410 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,410
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fahrkartenaut…

Nearest frequency peer: Fahrkartenautomaten (-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 „Familienwappen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Familienwappen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFamilienwappen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈmiːli̯ənˌvapn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#98,410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Familienwappen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Familienwappenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fahrkartenautomaten“ (#98,409), „Farmern“ (#98,411), „Fackelzug“ (#98,408). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Familienwappen“ bei #98,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Familienwappen is uncommon German at frequency #98,410 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈmiːli̯ənˌvapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wappen einer Familie".

Familienwappen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 German form is Familienwappen, spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-W-A-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wappen einer Familie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Diese uns heute schändlich vorkommende Ehre kam auch Zeitgenossen schon schändlich vor. Jedenfalls denjenigen, die sich mit der Binnenmoral lokaler Kriegsherren nicht zufrieden geben wollten, gleich wie groß deren Ahnentafel war und wie viele Familienwappen in den Burgsälen hingen.“

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 "Familienwappen"?
"Familienwappen" is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-W-A-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈmiːli̯ənˌvapn̩].
What does "Familienwappen" mean?
As a noun, "Familienwappen" means: Wappen einer Familie
How do you pronounce "Familienwappen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Familienwappen" is [faˈmiːli̯ənˌvapn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Familienwappen" come from?
"Familienwappen" 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 "Familienwappen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

faschistisches#98,412Gartenbesitzer#98,454Eisenbahnwagen#98,361Gedankengängen#98,465

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list