Fermate
[fɛʁˈmaːtə]
The verdict
“Fermate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeichen, das anzeigt, dass die darunterstehende Note oder Pause nach Belieben des Künstlers über den notierten Wert hinaus gehalten werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-fermate · Fermate · German
Fermate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Fermate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛʁˈmaːtə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fermate“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fermate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛʁˈmaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeichen, das anzeigt, dass die darunterstehende Note oder Pause nach Belieben des Künstlers über den notierten Wert hinaus gehalten werden kann".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fermate in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fermate, spelled F-E-R-M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Zeichen, das anzeigt, dass die darunterstehende Note oder Pause nach Belieben des Künstlers über den notierten Wert hinaus gehalten werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fermate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Takt sechzehn ist eine Fermate über der letzten Note notiert.
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.