Fernrohr
[ˈfɛʁnˌʁoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Fernrohr” is uncommon German (frequency #57,850 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,850
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - optisches Gerät mit nur einem Okular zur Verbesserung der Fernsicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-fernrohr · Fernrohr · German
Fernrohr · rank #57,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,850
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Fensterscheibe
Nearest frequency peer: Fensterscheibe (-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 „Fernrohr“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- faux
faux
42,154 corpus weight
- feierst
feierst
42,153 corpus weight
- Fenstersche…
Fensterscheibe
42,152 corpus weight
- Fernrohr
Fernrohr
42,151 corpus weight
- festgestell…
festgestellte
42,150 corpus weight
- fiebert
fiebert
42,149 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fernrohr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fernrohr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁnˌʁoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fernrohr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fernrohr is uncommon German at frequency #57,850 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛʁnˌʁoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "optisches Gerät mit nur einem Okular zur Verbesserung der Fernsicht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Fernrohr in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fernrohr, spelled F-E-R-N-R-O-H-R.
Definition
- 1optisches Gerät mit nur einem Okular zur Verbesserung der Fernsicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fernrohr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alle richteten ihre Fernrohre auf den sich verfinsternden Mond.
„Vorsichtig legte Tóvó das Fernrohr auf den Tisch und schob es dem Doktor zu, mit dem Zeigefinger auf der dunkelroten Seide.“
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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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