Femininum

[ˈfeːmiˌniːnʊm]

/[ˈfeːmiˌniːnʊm]/ noun

The verdict

“Femininum” is uncommon German (frequency #82,741 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,741
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das weibliche Geschlecht oder Genus eines Substantivs oder einer Form des Adjektivs/Artikels/Pronomens in einer Sprache

Corpus desk

Index DE-femininum · Femininum · German

Femininum · rank #82,741 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,741
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Felsens

Nearest frequency peer: Felsens (-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 „Femininum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Femininum
PropertyValue
HeadwordFemininum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfeːmiˌniːnʊm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Femininum“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Femininumfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Felsens“ (#82,740), „Fensterfront“ (#82,742), „feineren“ (#82,739). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Femininum“ bei #82,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Femininum is uncommon German at frequency #82,741 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːmiˌniːnʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Femininum in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Femininum, spelled F-E-M-I-N-I-N-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    das weibliche Geschlecht oder Genus eines Substantivs oder einer Form des Adjektivs/Artikels/Pronomens in einer Sprache
  2. 2
    ein Substantiv, das grammatikalisch weiblich ist
  3. 3
    ein weibliches Wort

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das katalanische Substantiv ist seinem Genus nach entweder ein Maskulinum oder ein Femininum. Ein Neutrum, wie in der deutschen Sprache, existiert in der katalanischen Sprache nicht.
  2. „Diese Feminina gelten häufig als Ableitungen, nicht als Konversionen.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); 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 "Femininum"?
"Femininum" is spelled F-E-M-I-N-I-N-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːmiˌniːnʊm].
What does "Femininum" mean?
As a noun, "Femininum" means: das weibliche Geschlecht oder Genus eines Substantivs oder einer Form des Adjektivs/Artikels/Pronomens in einer Sprache
How do you pronounce "Femininum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Femininum" is [ˈfeːmiˌniːnʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list