Fensterglas
[ˈfɛnstɐˌɡlaːs]
The verdict
“Fensterglas” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glas eines Fensters
Corpus desk
Index DE-fensterglas · Fensterglas · German
Fensterglas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fensterglas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛnstɐˌɡlaːs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fensterglas“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fensterglas is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛnstɐˌɡlaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glas eines Fensters".
Fensterglas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fensterglas, spelled F-E-N-S-T-E-R-G-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1Glas eines Fensters
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fensterglas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Durch das klare Fensterglas blicken Menschen heraus, leer und still wie Invaliden.“
„Hinter Fensterglas steht ein kapitaler Achtender von Hirsch, dessen Geweih vor einer Abendrottapete goldgelb leuchtet (Bühne: Florian Parbs).“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.