Feinkostgeschäft
[ˈfaɪ̯nkɔstɡəˌʃɛft]
The verdict
“Feinkostgeschäft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebensmittelladen, in dem Esswaren angeboten werden, die als besonders wohlschmeckend gelten und/oder exotisch sind und in der Regel nicht zum alltäglichen Bedarf gehören
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Index DE-feinkostgeschaft · Feinkostgeschäft · German
Feinkostgeschäft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Feinkostgeschäft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaɪ̯nkɔstɡəˌʃɛft] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Feinkostgeschäft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Feinkostgeschäft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaɪ̯nkɔstɡəˌʃɛft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebensmittelladen, in dem Esswaren angeboten werden, die als besonders wohlschmeckend gelten und/oder exotisch sind und in der Regel nicht zum alltäglichen Bedarf gehören".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Feinkostgeschäft, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Feinkostgeschäft, spelled F-E-I-N-K-O-S-T-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T.
Definition
- 1Lebensmittelladen, in dem Esswaren angeboten werden, die als besonders wohlschmeckend gelten und/oder exotisch sind und in der Regel nicht zum alltäglichen Bedarf gehören
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Feinkostgeschäft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Feinkostgeschäft will er delikaten Kaviar kaufen.
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.