Federstrich
German, noun/ˈfeːdɐˌʃtʁɪç/
Federstrich is spelled F-E-D-E-R-S-T-R-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Federstrich is a German masculine noun meaning “stroke of a feather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit einer Feder gezogener Strich”.
What does Federstrich mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestroke of a feather
- 2
masculinepenstroke
mit einem Federstrich
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mit einer Feder gezogener Strich
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Federstrich
- Federstriches genitive
- Federstrichs genitive
- Federstriche plural
- Federstrichen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Federstrich?
- /ˈfeːdɐˌʃtʁɪç/
- [ˈfeːdɐˌʃtʁɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Federstrich in German?
Federstrich appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).