Fenster

/[ˈfɛnstɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,129

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

Fenster is aGermannoun. It means: eine baulich verschieden ausgestaltete verglaste Öffnung in einem Bauwerk, deren hauptsächliche Funktion darin besteht, Licht in das Bauwerk zu führen und dieses zu belüften Pronounced [ˈfɛnstɐ]. It ranks #1,129 in German word frequency. Often confused with feste and Festen.

Key facts for Fenster
PropertyValue
HeadwordFenster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛnstɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,129
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Fenster in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fenster is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛnstɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,129 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Fenster, with forms such as "efnster", "fennster", and "fensetr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "feste", "Festen", "fester", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Fenster, spelled F-E-N-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine baulich verschieden ausgestaltete verglaste Öffnung in einem Bauwerk, deren hauptsächliche Funktion darin besteht, Licht in das Bauwerk zu führen und dieses zu belüften
  2. 2
    das gerahmte Glas, das in eine Fensteröffnung eingesetzt wird
  3. 3
    eine zeitliche, temporäre Öffnung in einem (mitunter häufig auch abstrakten) Medium
  4. 4
    ein Bildschirmelement in der Informationstechnologie

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efnster,fennster,fensetr,fensster,fensterr,fenstre,fenstter,fentser,fesnter,ffenster,fnester

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fenster

Misspelling Variants of "Fenster"

efnster7fennster8fensetr7fensster8fensterr8fenstre7fenstter8fentser7
Misspelling Variants of "Fenster"

Frequency rank: #1,129 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fenster"?
"Fenster" is spelled F-E-N-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛnstɐ].
What does "Fenster" mean?
As a noun, "Fenster" means: eine baulich verschieden ausgestaltete verglaste Öffnung in einem Bauwerk, deren hauptsächliche Funktion darin besteht, Licht in das Bauwerk zu führen und dieses zu belüften
What words are commonly confused with "Fenster"?
"Fenster" is commonly confused with "feste", "Festen", "fester". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fenster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fenster" is [ˈfɛnstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fenster" come from?
"Fenster" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.