Feim
[faɪ̯m]
The verdict
“Feim” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geschichteter Getreidehaufen, aber auch geschichteter Holzhaufen oder Rübenhaufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-feim · Feim · German
Feim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feim |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [faɪ̯m] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Feim“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Feim is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [faɪ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Feim, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Feim, spelled F-E-I-M.
Definition
- 1geschichteter Getreidehaufen, aber auch geschichteter Holzhaufen oder Rübenhaufen
- 2Brandung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Feim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Feim wird mit Stroh abgedeckt, um ihn vor Nässe zu schützen.
„Der hochgeladene Wagen mit dem gelben Weizen schaukelte an der Kommandantur vorbei und wich dem anderen aus, der das gedroschene Stroh wieder hinausfuhr, wo sie einen riesigen Feim aufbauten.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.