Ferkelei
[fɛʁkəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Ferkelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das als schmutzig oder unanständig betrachtet wird (besonders mit sexuellem Bezug)
Corpus desk
Index DE-ferkelei · Ferkelei · German
Ferkelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Ferkelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛʁkəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ferkelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ferkelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛʁkəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das als schmutzig oder unanständig betrachtet wird (besonders mit sexuellem Bezug)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ferkelei, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Ferkelei, spelled F-E-R-K-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1etwas, das als schmutzig oder unanständig betrachtet wird (besonders mit sexuellem Bezug)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ferkelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ferkeleien am Strand“: Sex am hellen Tag in der Öffentlichkeit empört die Bürger einer Ostseegemeinde.
Horst-Kevin erzählt auf dem Pausenhof immer Ferkeleien und wird deswegen von den Mädchen seiner Klasse nicht sehr gemocht.
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.