ferro

[ˈfɛrro]

/[ˈfɛrro]/ noun

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The verdict

“ferro” is uncommon German (frequency #63,307 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,307
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ferro · ferro · German

ferro · rank #63,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,307
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fesselnde

Nearest frequency peer: fesselnde (+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 „ferro“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ferro“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ferro
PropertyValue
Headwordferro
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛrro]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,307
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ferro“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ferrofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fesselnde“ (#63,308), „Fensterrahmen“ (#63,305), „fieses“ (#63,310). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „ferro“ bei #63,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ferro is uncommon German at frequency #63,307 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛrro]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

ferro doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ferro, spelled F-E-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eisen
  2. 2
    das Bügeleisen: Gerät zum Glätten und in Form bringen von Kleidungsstücken
  3. 3
    die Stricknadel: längliches dünnes Werkzeug - zumeist aus hartem Material mit einer Spitze an einem Ende - zum Stricken
  4. 4
    das Brenneisen
  5. 5
    Besteck

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ferro"?
"ferro" is spelled F-E-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛrro].
What does "ferro" mean?
As a noun, "ferro" means: Eisen
How do you pronounce "ferro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferro" is [ˈfɛrro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ferro" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ferro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fixes#63,314erwog#63,283Dorfs#63,234chose#63,209

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list