Feigenbaum

[ˈfaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯m]

/[ˈfaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯m]/ noun

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The verdict

“Feigenbaum” is uncommon German (frequency #87,685 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,685
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Obstbaum, der Feigen als Früchte trägt

Corpus desk

Index DE-feigenbaum · Feigenbaum · German

Feigenbaum · rank #87,685 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,685
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Favela

Nearest frequency peer: Favela (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Feigenbaum“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Feigenbaum“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Feigenbaum
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeigenbaum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯m]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,685
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Feigenbaum“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Feigenbaumfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Favela“ (#87,684), „Feldpost“ (#87,686), „fatales“ (#87,683). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Feigenbaum“ bei #87,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Feigenbaum is uncommon German at frequency #87,685 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Obstbaum, der Feigen als Früchte trägt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Feigenbaum, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Feigenbaum, spelled F-E-I-G-E-N-B-A-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Obstbaum, der Feigen als Früchte trägt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Feigenbaum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Blätter des Feigenbaums werden in der Kunst als Stilmittel zur Verhüllung der Scham verwendet.
  2. „In dem kleinen Garten von sechs Klafter im Geviert gab es nur Salat und einen Feigenbaum.“

Synonyms

FeigeFicus carica

This word in other languages

fig tree(English)higuera(Español)figuier(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Feigenbaum"?
"Feigenbaum" is spelled F-E-I-G-E-N-B-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯m].
What does "Feigenbaum" mean?
As a noun, "Feigenbaum" means: ein Obstbaum, der Feigen als Früchte trägt
How do you pronounce "Feigenbaum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feigenbaum" is [ˈfaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feigenbaum" come from?
"Feigenbaum" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Feigenbaum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Feuersturm#87,688Entgegnung#87,643gedämpfter#87,727Eisenwaren#87,640

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list