Ferieninsel

[ˈfeːʁiənˌʔɪnzl̩]

/[ˈfeːʁiənˌʔɪnzl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ferieninsel” is uncommon German (frequency #99,775 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,775
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei Touristen beliebte Insel, um dort den Urlaub zu verbringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ferieninsel · Ferieninsel · German

Ferieninsel · rank #99,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,775
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fehlpass

Nearest frequency peer: Fehlpass (-2 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 „Ferieninsel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ferieninsel
PropertyValue
HeadwordFerieninsel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfeːʁiənˌʔɪnzl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ferieninsel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ferieninselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fehlpass“ (#99,773), „Fernunterricht“ (#99,777), „Fernverkehrs“ (#99,778). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Ferieninsel“ bei #99,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ferieninsel is uncommon German at frequency #99,775 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːʁiənˌʔɪnzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei Touristen beliebte Insel, um dort den Urlaub zu verbringen".

Ferieninsel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ferieninsel, spelled F-E-R-I-E-N-I-N-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei Touristen beliebte Insel, um dort den Urlaub zu verbringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auf der spanischen Ferieninsel Formentera ist es zu einem tödlichen Familienstreit gekommen.“

Synonyms

Urlaubsinsel

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 "Ferieninsel"?
"Ferieninsel" is spelled F-E-R-I-E-N-I-N-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːʁiənˌʔɪnzl̩].
What does "Ferieninsel" mean?
As a noun, "Ferieninsel" means: bei Touristen beliebte Insel, um dort den Urlaub zu verbringen
How do you pronounce "Ferieninsel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ferieninsel" is [ˈfeːʁiənˌʔɪnzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ferieninsel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feststellst#99,781Fluchtpunkt#99,797etabliertes#99,750ergonomisch#99,740

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list