feinfühlig

[ˈfaɪ̯nˌfyːlɪç]

/[ˈfaɪ̯nˌfyːlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“feinfühlig” is uncommon German (frequency #65,197 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,197
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gefühle und Bedürfnisse anderer wahrnehmend

Corpus desk

Index DE-feinfuhlig · feinfühlig · German

feinfühlig · rank #65,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,197
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH feministisch

Nearest frequency peer: feministisch (+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 „feinfühlig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for feinfühlig
PropertyValue
Headwordfeinfühlig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfaɪ̯nˌfyːlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „feinfühlig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).feinfühligfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „feministisch“ (#65,198), „Fehlerquellen“ (#65,195), „ferngesteuerte“ (#65,199). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feinfühlig“ bei #65,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feinfühlig is uncommon German at frequency #65,197 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfaɪ̯nˌfyːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for feinfühlig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is feinfühlig, spelled F-E-I-N-F-Ü-H-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gefühle und Bedürfnisse anderer wahrnehmend
  2. 2
    gut auf äußere Bedingungen reagierend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Feinfühlig und scharfsinnig wie er war, wurde er frühzeitig ein tiefer Kenner des österreichischen Militärsanitätswesens, dessen Mängel er nach unten und oben in seltenem Freimuthe bekämpfte und mit einer unerschöpflichen Arbeitskraft beseitigen half.
  2. Sehr feinfühlig scheinen die Leute, die die Gesetze schreiben, nicht zu sein, sonst würden sie solchen Fall wie diesen in Betracht gezogen haben, und dann lebte der alte brave Schuster Hinze heute noch.

Synonyms

einfühlsamempfindlichzartfühlendsensibel

This word in other languages

sensitive(English)sensible(Español)délicat(Français)sensível(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 "feinfühlig"?
"feinfühlig" is spelled F-E-I-N-F-Ü-H-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɪ̯nˌfyːlɪç].
What does "feinfühlig" mean?
As an adjective, "feinfühlig" means: die Gefühle und Bedürfnisse anderer wahrnehmend
How do you pronounce "feinfühlig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feinfühlig" is [ˈfaɪ̯nˌfyːlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feinfühlig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fernsehern#65,200Feuerwerke#65,203filigranen#65,207existenten#65,186

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list