Färbemittel
[ˈfɛʁbəˌmɪtl̩]
The verdict
“Färbemittel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mittel, mit dem man etwas eine bestimmte Farbe geben kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-farbemittel · Färbemittel · German
Färbemittel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Färbemittel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁbəˌmɪtl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Färbemittel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Färbemittel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛʁbəˌmɪtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mittel, mit dem man etwas eine bestimmte Farbe geben kann".
Färbemittel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Färbemittel, spelled F-Ä-R-B-E-M-I-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Mittel, mit dem man etwas eine bestimmte Farbe geben kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Färbemittel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da für eine exakte Datierung hinreichende Mengen an Spaltspuren benötigt werden, sind Altersbestimmungen an Gläsern, denen als Färbemittel Uran beigemischt wurde, besonders günstig, da hier schon nach relativ kurzer Zeit mit einer hohen Spurendichte zu rechnen ist.“
This word in other languages
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.