feiger

[ˈfaɪ̯ɡɐ]

/[ˈfaɪ̯ɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“feiger” is uncommon German (frequency #64,259 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,259
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feig

Corpus desk

Index DE-feiger · feiger · German

feiger · rank #64,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,259
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH feierlicher

Nearest frequency peer: feierlicher (-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 „feiger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for feiger
PropertyValue
Headwordfeiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfaɪ̯ɡɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „feiger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).feigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „feierlicher“ (#64,258), „Feldmark“ (#64,260), „fecht“ (#64,257). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feiger“ bei #64,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feiger is uncommon German at frequency #64,259 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfaɪ̯ɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for feiger, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 feiger, spelled F-E-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feig

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 "feiger"?
"feiger" is spelled F-E-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɪ̯ɡɐ].
What does "feiger" mean?
As an adjective, "feiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feig
How do you pronounce "feiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feiger" is [ˈfaɪ̯ɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Friaul#64,279Döbeln#64,208getönt#64,313Dragan#64,192

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list