Federball
[ˈfeːdɐˌbal]
The verdict
“Federball” is uncommon German (frequency #86,458 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,458
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Freizeitspiel, das mit Schlägern und einem Federball^([2]) gespielt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-federball · Federball · German
Federball · rank #86,458 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,458
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fantasievollen
Nearest frequency peer: fantasievollen (-2 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 „Federball“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- fandet
fandet
13,547 corpus weight
- fantasievol…
fantasievollen
13,545 corpus weight
- Federball
Federball
13,543 corpus weight
- fees
fees
13,541 corpus weight
- feg
feg
13,540 corpus weight
- Fehlbetrag
Fehlbetrag
13,539 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Federball“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Federball |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːdɐˌbal] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,458 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Federball“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Federball is uncommon German at frequency #86,458 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːdɐˌbal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Federball in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Federball, spelled F-E-D-E-R-B-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Freizeitspiel, das mit Schlägern und einem Federball^([2]) gespielt wird
- 2leichtes, konisches Sportgerät, mit einer Spitze auf Kork oder Gummi, in der kreisförmig echte Federn oder solche aus Plastik stecken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Federball appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Sommer haben wir als Kind immer Federball gespielt.
„Wir sind dann zu dem Freibad gegangen und haben zwei Stunden in dem sehr schönen Freibad an der Mosel geschwommen und zusammen Federball gespielt.“
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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