Fernlicht
[ˈfɛʁnˌlɪçt]
The verdict
“Fernlicht” is uncommon German (frequency #71,326 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,326
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das am weitesten reichende Licht an einem Auto
Corpus desk
Index DE-fernlicht · Fernlicht · German
Fernlicht · rank #71,326 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,326
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fertigmachen
Nearest frequency peer: fertigmachen (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fernlicht“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- femininen
femininen
28,679 corpus weight
- Ferenc
Ferenc
28,677 corpus weight
- Fernlicht
Fernlicht
28,675 corpus weight
- fertigmachen
fertigmachen
28,674 corpus weight
- Festspiel
Festspiel
28,672 corpus weight
- feststellten
feststellten
28,671 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fernlicht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fernlicht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁnˌlɪçt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,326 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fernlicht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fernlicht is uncommon German at frequency #71,326 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛʁnˌlɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Fernlicht in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fernlicht, spelled F-E-R-N-L-I-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1das am weitesten reichende Licht an einem Auto
- 2Scheinwerfer, der aufgeblendetes Licht ausstrahlt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fernlicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Fernlicht sah man zwei Rehe am Straßenrand stehen.
Schalt das Fernlicht ab, du blendest den Gegenverkehr.
Antonyms
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.
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