Feedback
[ˈfiːtbɛk]
The verdict
“Feedback” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,827 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,827
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bekanntgabe einer Wahrnehmung oder die Beurteilung von etwas, die wiederum zur Veränderung bzw. Verbesserung dieser Sache genutzt werden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feedback |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfiːtbɛk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,827 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Feedback” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Feedback is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfiːtbɛk]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,827 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bekanntgabe einer Wahrnehmung oder die Beurteilung von etwas, die wiederum zur Veränderung bzw. Verbesserung dieser Sache genutzt werden kann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Feedback, with forms such as "efedback", "fedback", and "fedeback". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Feedback, spelled F-E-E-D-B-A-C-K.
Definition
- 1Bekanntgabe einer Wahrnehmung oder die Beurteilung von etwas, die wiederum zur Veränderung bzw. Verbesserung dieser Sache genutzt werden kann
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efedback,fedback,fedeback,feebdack,feedabck,feedbacck,feedbackk,feedbakc,feedbback,feedbcak,feeddback,ffeedback
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Feedback - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Feedback”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-E-D-B-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfiːtbɛk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.