femininen

[ˌfemiˈniːnən]

/[ˌfemiˈniːnən]/ adj

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The verdict

“femininen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,322 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,322
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin

Key facts for femininen
PropertyValue
Headwordfemininen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌfemiˈniːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “femininen” 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). femininen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

femininen is uncommon German at frequency #71,322 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌfemiˈniːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for femininen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is femininen, spelled F-E-M-I-N-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin

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 "femininen"?
"femininen" is spelled F-E-M-I-N-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfemiˈniːnən].
What does "femininen" mean?
As an adjective, "femininen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feminin
How do you pronounce "femininen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "femininen" is [ˌfemiˈniːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "femininen" come from?
"femininen" 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 “femininen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-M-I-N-I-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌfemiˈniːnən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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