Felsvorsprung
German, noun/ˈfɛlsfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʊŋ/
Felsvorsprung is spelled F-E-L-S-V-O-R-S-P-R-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Felsvorsprung is a German masculine noun meaning “ledge on a rock wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fels, der aus dem umgebenden Gelände hervorsteht/der übersteht”.
What does Felsvorsprung mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineledge on a rock wall
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fels, der aus dem umgebenden Gelände hervorsteht/der übersteht
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 Felsvorsprung
- Felsvorsprunges genitive
- Felsvorsprungs genitive
- Felsvorsprünge plural
- Felsvorsprunge dative singular
- Felsvorsprüngen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Felsvorsprung?
- /ˈfɛlsfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʊŋ/
- [ˈfɛlsfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Felsvorsprung in German?
Felsvorsprung appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).