feilschen

[ˈfaɪ̯lʃn̩]

/[ˈfaɪ̯lʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“feilschen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,298 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#51,298
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hartnäckig, oft kleinlich handeln und verhandeln, um ein gutes Ergebnis, meist einen guten Preis zu erhalten

Key facts for feilschen
PropertyValue
Headwordfeilschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfaɪ̯lʃn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,298
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feilschen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). feilschen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for feilschen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaɪ̯lʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,298 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "hartnäckig, oft kleinlich handeln und verhandeln, um ein gutes Ergebnis, meist einen guten Preis zu erhalten".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for feilschen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is feilschen, spelled F-E-I-L-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    hartnäckig, oft kleinlich handeln und verhandeln, um ein gutes Ergebnis, meist einen guten Preis zu erhalten

This word in other languages

haggle(English)regatear(Español)marchander(Français)pechinchar(Português)

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 "feilschen"?
"feilschen" is spelled F-E-I-L-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɪ̯lʃn̩].
What does "feilschen" mean?
As a verb, "feilschen" means: hartnäckig, oft kleinlich handeln und verhandeln, um ein gutes Ergebnis, meist einen guten Preis zu erhalten
How do you pronounce "feilschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feilschen" is [ˈfaɪ̯lʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feilschen" come from?
"feilschen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “feilschen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-I-L-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfaɪ̯lʃn̩] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list