Feingeist
[ˈfaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯st]
The verdict
“Feingeist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feinfühliger, empfindsamer Mensch
Corpus desk
Index DE-feingeist · Feingeist · German
Feingeist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Feingeist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯st] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Feingeist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Feingeist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Feingeist, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Feingeist, spelled F-E-I-N-G-E-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1feinfühliger, empfindsamer Mensch
- 2Person, die auf schöne und schöngeistige Dinge besonderen Wert legt und besonders darauf anspricht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Feingeist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie schätze ihn schon immer als Feingeist.
Da er ein Feingeist ist, legte er schon immer Wert auf eine saubere Pinselführung.
Synonyms
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.