Federkiel
[ˈfeːdɐˌkiːl]
The verdict
“Federkiel” 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) - dicker und fester Teil einer Vogelfeder
Corpus desk
Index DE-federkiel · Federkiel · German
Federkiel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Federkiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːdɐˌkiːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Federkiel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Federkiel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːdɐˌkiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Federkiel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Federkiel, spelled F-E-D-E-R-K-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1dicker und fester Teil einer Vogelfeder
- 2aus einer Vogelfeder gefertigtes Schreibgerät
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Federkiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dort setzte ich ihn an seinen Tisch, drückte ihm einen Federkiel in die Hand und befahl ihm, alles aufzuschreiben, was er wußte.“
„Mrs. Maisbrei, die Leiterin des Betriebes, saß an ihrem Tresen hinter einem Messinggitter, hielt einen Federkiel in der Hand und prüfte die Rechnungen.“
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.