Feldgrauer
[ˈfɛltˌɡʁaʊ̯ə]
The verdict
“Feldgrauer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Soldat während der Weltkriege
Corpus desk
Index DE-feldgrauer · Feldgrauer · German
Feldgrauer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Feldgrauer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛltˌɡʁaʊ̯ə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Feldgrauer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Feldgrauer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛltˌɡʁaʊ̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Soldat während der Weltkriege".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Feldgrauer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Feldgrauer, spelled F-E-L-D-G-R-A-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1deutscher Soldat während der Weltkriege
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Feldgrauer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber die Feldgrauen sind die Brüder dieser ausgemergelten, verhungerten Massen, sie schleudern die Gewehre zu Boden, die Tore springen auf, das Volk dringt in die Kaserne und verbrüdert sich mit den Soldaten des Kaisers.“
This word in other languages
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.