feeble

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/[…]/ adj

The verdict

“feeble” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwach, kraftlos, schwächlich, kläglich, matt

Corpus desk

Index DE-feeble · feeble · German

feeble · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for feeble
PropertyValue
Headwordfeeble
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „feeble“ im Deutschen

feeblesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feeble is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

feeble has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 feeble, spelled F-E-E-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwach, kraftlos, schwächlich, kläglich, matt
  2. 2
    schwach (z.B. ein Argument)

Synonyms

weaknot strongdebilitatedanemicenervatedsicklyinfirmlanguishinglanuiddecliningdroopingfrailfaintimperfectdimindistinctwithoutvigorlackingintensityvividnessforce

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feeble"?
"feeble" is spelled F-E-E-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "feeble" mean?
As an adjective, "feeble" means: schwach, kraftlos, schwächlich, kläglich, matt
How do you pronounce "feeble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feeble" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feeble" come from?
"feeble" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list