Feinschliff
German, noun/ˈfaɪ̯nˌʃlɪf/
Feinschliff is spelled F-E-I-N-S-C-H-L-I-F-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feinschliff is a German masculine noun meaning “fine-tuning, polish, final touch (the process of making small, precise improvements to reach a state of perfection)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mechanisches Einebnen einer Oberfläche mit feinkörnigen Schleifmitteln”.
What does Feinschliff mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefine-tuning, polish, final touch (the process of making small, precise improvements to reach a state of perfection)
Die Strategie steht bereits, aber wir arbeiten noch am Feinschliff.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mechanisches Einebnen einer Oberfläche mit feinkörnigen Schleifmitteln
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Feinschliff
- Feinschliffs genitive
- Feinschliffe plural
- Feinschliffen dative definite plural
- Feinschliffes genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Feinschliff?
- /ˈfaɪ̯nˌʃlɪf/
- [ˈfaɪ̯nˌʃlɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Feinschliff in German?
Feinschliff appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).