Fäustling
[ˈfɔɪ̯stlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Fäustling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handschuh mit einem Fach für den Daumen und einem weiteren für alle vier weiteren Finger
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Index DE-faustling · Fäustling · German
Fäustling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Fäustling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯stlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fäustling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fäustling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯stlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handschuh mit einem Fach für den Daumen und einem weiteren für alle vier weiteren Finger".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fäustling, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fäustling, spelled F-Ä-U-S-T-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handschuh mit einem Fach für den Daumen und einem weiteren für alle vier weiteren Finger
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fäustling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während wir an sonnigen Septembertagen mit der Gedankenlosigkeit des Massenmenschen im Freien Kaffee trinken, stehen seine Schaufensterpuppen bereits bis an die Knie im Pulverschnee und kämpfen mit Ohrenschützern, schafwollenen Fäustlingen und gewinnendem Lächeln gegen polare Frosteinbrüche.“
„Wenigstens war es gut eingepackt; es hatte sogar winzige Fäustlinge an den Händen.“
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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.