Fegefeuer
[ˈfeːɡəˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Fegefeuer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,930
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach der römisch-katholischen Lehre ein Prozess der Läuterung, in dem die Seele eines Verstorbenen auf den Himmel vorbereitet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-fegefeuer · Fegefeuer · German
Fegefeuer · rank #39,930 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,930
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fantastischer
Nearest frequency peer: fantastischer (-1 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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fegefeuer“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Fachpersonal
Fachpersonal
60,075 corpus weight
- familiärer
familiärer
60,073 corpus weight
- fantastisch…
fantastischer
60,072 corpus weight
- Fegefeuer
Fegefeuer
60,071 corpus weight
- fixierte
fixierte
60,070 corpus weight
- Flieder
Flieder
60,069 corpus weight
What this shows „Fegefeuer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fegefeuer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːɡəˌfɔɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,930 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fegefeuer“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Fegefeuer (IPA [ˈfeːɡəˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,930 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nach der römisch-katholischen Lehre ein Prozess der Läuterung, in dem die Seele eines Verstorbenen auf den Himmel vorbereitet wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fegefeuer, with forms such as "efgefeuer", "feegfeuer", and "fegeefuer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fegefeuer, spelled F-E-G-E-F-E-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1nach der römisch-katholischen Lehre ein Prozess der Läuterung, in dem die Seele eines Verstorbenen auf den Himmel vorbereitet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fegefeuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach katholischer Lehre ist das Fegefeuer nicht die Vor-Hölle, sondern der Vor-Himmel.
„Auf die weitere Wirkungsgeschichte des Fegefeuers als eines Schwellenraumes der Buße und Reinigung nimmt gerade Dantes Darstellung dieses Bereiches enormen Einfluss.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efgefeuer
- feegfeuer
- fegeefuer
- fegefeeur
- fegefeuerr
- fegefeure
- fegeffeuer
- fegefueer
- fegfeeuer
- feggefeuer
- ffegefeuer
- fgeefeuer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fegefeuer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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