feine

[ˈfaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈfaɪ̯nə]/ adj

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The verdict

“feine” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,261. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,261
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein

Corpus desk

Index DE-feine · feine · German

feine · rank #5,261 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,261
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH erteilt

Nearest frequency peer: erteilt (-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 „feine“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „feine“ 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).

feine vs fin
60% similar
feine vs fen
60% similar
feine vs find
60% similar

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

Key facts for feine
PropertyValue
Headwordfeine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfaɪ̯nə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,261
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „feine“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.feineliegt 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: „erteilt“ (#5,260), „gemein“ (#5,262), „entschuldigen“ (#5,259). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feine“ bei #5,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around feine (IPA [ˈfaɪ̯nə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,261 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for feine, with forms such as "efine", "feien", and "feinne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fin", "fen", "find", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is feine, spelled F-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs fein
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs fein

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efine
  • feien
  • feinne
  • fenie
  • ffeine
  • fiene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efine2feien2feinne1fenie2ffeine1fiene2
Edit distance from "feine"

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 "feine"?
"feine" is spelled F-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɪ̯nə].
What does "feine" mean?
As an adjective, "feine" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein
What words are commonly confused with "feine"?
"feine" is commonly confused with "fin", "fen", "find". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feine" is [ˈfaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feine" come from?
"feine" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list