felsenfest

[fɛlzn̩ˈfɛst]

/[fɛlzn̩ˈfɛst]/ adj

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The verdict

“felsenfest” is uncommon German (frequency #56,972 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,972
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr fest

Corpus desk

Index DE-felsenfest · felsenfest · German

felsenfest · rank #56,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,972
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feldzüge

Nearest frequency peer: Feldzüge (-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 „felsenfest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for felsenfest
PropertyValue
Headwordfelsenfest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛlzn̩ˈfɛst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „felsenfest“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).felsenfestfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Feldzüge“ (#56,971), „Feuerwaffen“ (#56,974), „Falstaff“ (#56,968). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „felsenfest“ bei #56,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

felsenfest is uncommon German at frequency #56,972 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛlzn̩ˈfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr fest".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for felsenfest, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is felsenfest, spelled F-E-L-S-E-N-F-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr fest

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er war felsenfest davon überzeugt Gott zu sein.

This word in other languages

rock-solid(English)

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 "felsenfest"?
"felsenfest" is spelled F-E-L-S-E-N-F-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛlzn̩ˈfɛst].
What does "felsenfest" mean?
As an adjective, "felsenfest" means: sehr fest
How do you pronounce "felsenfest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "felsenfest" is [fɛlzn̩ˈfɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "felsenfest" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fachstelle#56,965extensions#56,963Frauenhaus#56,988freihalten#56,991

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list