ferngesteuert
[ˈfɛʁnɡəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐt]
The verdict
“ferngesteuert” is uncommon German (frequency #54,515 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,515
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von einer Fernsteuerung kontrolliert, durch einen entfernten Apparat gesteuert
Corpus desk
Index DE-ferngesteuert · ferngesteuert · German
ferngesteuert · rank #54,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,515
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Fernsehserien
Nearest frequency peer: Fernsehserien (+1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ferngesteuert”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Fehlentwick…
Fehlentwicklungen
45,489 corpus weight
- Fenchel
Fenchel
45,488 corpus weight
- ferngesteue…
ferngesteuert
45,486 corpus weight
- Fernsehseri…
Fernsehserien
45,485 corpus weight
- fesselte
fesselte
45,484 corpus weight
- Feta
Feta
45,483 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ferngesteuert” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ferngesteuert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁnɡəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #54,515 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ferngesteuert” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ferngesteuert is uncommon German at frequency #54,515 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɛʁnɡəˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einer Fernsteuerung kontrolliert, durch einen entfernten Apparat gesteuert".
ferngesteuert has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ferngesteuert, spelled F-E-R-N-G-E-S-T-E-U-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1von einer Fernsteuerung kontrolliert, durch einen entfernten Apparat gesteuert
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ferngesteuert", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.