feist

[faɪ̯st]

/[faɪ̯st]/ adj

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The verdict

“feist” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,491 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#61,491
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (auf unangenehme Weise) wohlgenährt

Key facts for feist
PropertyValue
Headwordfeist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[faɪ̯st]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feist” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). feist lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for feist is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [faɪ̯st]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,491 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(auf unangenehme Weise) wohlgenährt".

feist has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 feist, spelled F-E-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (auf unangenehme Weise) wohlgenährt

Synonyms

fettfettleibigdickaufgedunsenbeleibtdrallfleischigfülligkorpulentkugeligmächtigmassigmolligspeckig

Antonyms

dünnrankschlank

This word in other languages

adipose(English)gordo(Español)gras(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 "feist"?
"feist" is spelled F-E-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [faɪ̯st].
What does "feist" mean?
As an adjective, "feist" means: (auf unangenehme Weise) wohlgenährt
How do you pronounce "feist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feist" is [faɪ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feist" come from?
"feist" 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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Using “feist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [faɪ̯st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list