Feinsteinzeug

[ˈfaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]

/[ˈfaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Feinsteinzeug” is uncommon German (frequency #96,968 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,968
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gebrannte, keramische Masse mit höherer Dichte und Härte, geringerer Porosität und besserer Frostbeständigkeit als traditionelles Steinzeug

Corpus desk

Index DE-feinsteinzeug · Feinsteinzeug · German

Feinsteinzeug · rank #96,968 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,968
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feldzugs

Nearest frequency peer: Feldzugs (+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 „Feinsteinzeug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Feinsteinzeug
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeinsteinzeug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]
Letters13
Frequency rank#96,968
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Feinsteinzeug“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Feinsteinzeugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Feldzugs“ (#96,969), „Fehlinterpretationen“ (#96,966), „Fernsehteam“ (#96,970). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Feinsteinzeug“ bei #96,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Feinsteinzeug is uncommon German at frequency #96,968 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Feinsteinzeug, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Feinsteinzeug, spelled F-E-I-N-S-T-E-I-N-Z-E-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gebrannte, keramische Masse mit höherer Dichte und Härte, geringerer Porosität und besserer Frostbeständigkeit als traditionelles Steinzeug
  2. 2
    keramische Wand- oder Bodenfliesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Keramische Bodenbeläge werden inzwischen überwiegend aus Feinsteinzeug hergestellt.
  2. Feinsteinzeug ist kein normierter Begriff. Gegenüber traditionellem Steinzeug zeichnet es sich in der Regel durch eine geringere Porosität, eine größere Härte und Abriebfestigkeit sowie eine bessere Beständigkeit gegenüber Frost und chemischem Angriff aus.

This word in other languages

stoneware(English)porcelanato(Español)grès-cérame(Français)

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 "Feinsteinzeug"?
"Feinsteinzeug" is spelled F-E-I-N-S-T-E-I-N-Z-E-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k].
What does "Feinsteinzeug" mean?
As a noun, "Feinsteinzeug" means: gebrannte, keramische Masse mit höherer Dichte und Härte, geringerer Porosität und besserer Frostbeständigkeit als traditionelles Steinzeug
How do you pronounce "Feinsteinzeug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feinsteinzeug" is [ˈfaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feinsteinzeug" come from?
"Feinsteinzeug" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

faschistoiden#96,963fortschreitet#97,000Frauenstimmen#97,006freigelassene#97,008

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list