Feindschaft

[ˈfaɪ̯ntʃaft]

/[ˈfaɪ̯ntʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Feindschaft” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,125
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-feindschaft · Feindschaft · German

Feindschaft · rank #29,125 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,125
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fehlst

Nearest frequency peer: fehlst (-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 „Feindschaft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Feindschaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Feindschaft vs Freundschaft
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Feindschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeindschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaɪ̯ntʃaft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,125
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Feindschaft“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Feindschaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fehlst“ (#29,124), „Fiskus“ (#29,126), „Fehlanzeige“ (#29,123). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Feindschaft“ bei #29,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Feindschaft (IPA [ˈfaɪ̯ntʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,125 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Feindschaft, with forms such as "efindschaft", "feidnschaft", and "feindcshaft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Freundschaft", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Feindschaft, spelled F-E-I-N-D-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe nur etwas Sorge, dass ich mir die Feindschaft der Mächtigen zuziehe.
  2. „Die großen territorialen Erfolge hatten den Askaniern die Feindschaft aller Nachbarn eingetragen.“

Synonyms

AnimositätFeindlichkeitFeindseligkeit

Antonyms

Freundschaft

This word in other languages

enmity(English)enemistad(Español)hostilité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efindschaft
  • feidnschaft
  • feindcshaft
  • feinddschaft
  • feindscahft
  • feindscchaft
  • feindschafft
  • feindschaftt
  • feindschatf
  • feindschfat
  • feindschhaft
  • feindshcaft
  • feindsschaft
  • feinndschaft
  • feinsdchaft
  • fenidschaft
  • ffeindschaft
  • fiendschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Feindschaft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efindschaft2feidnschaft2feindcshaft2feinddschaft1feindscahft2feindscchaft1feindschafft1feindschaftt1
Edit distance from "Feindschaft"

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 "Feindschaft"?
"Feindschaft" is spelled F-E-I-N-D-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɪ̯ntʃaft].
What does "Feindschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Feindschaft" means: Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung
What words are commonly confused with "Feindschaft"?
"Feindschaft" is commonly confused with "Freundschaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Feindschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feindschaft" is [ˈfaɪ̯ntʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feindschaft" come from?
"Feindschaft" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fehlanzeige#29,123Exkursionen#29,115Enkelkinder#29,105geschmolzen#29,149

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Frauenrechte18 variantsFöderalismus18 variantsdrastischen18 variantsKlimaanlagen18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list