Feinstaub
German, noun[ˈfaɪ̯nˌʃtaʊ̯p]
Feinstaub is spelled F-E-I-N-S-T-A-U-B (9 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feinstaub is a German masculine noun meaning “particulate matter, particulates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr feiner, mit bloßem Auge nicht sichtbarer Staub in der Luft”.
What does Feinstaub mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparticulate matter, particulates
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sehr feiner, mit bloßem Auge nicht sichtbarer Staub in der Luft
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 Feinstaub
- Feinstaubes genitive
- Feinstaubs genitive
- Feinstäube plural
- Feinstaube dative singular
- Feinstäuben dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Feinstaub?
- [ˈfaɪ̯nˌʃtaʊ̯p]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Feinstaub in German?
Feinstaub appears 3.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).