fertigstellen

[ˈfɛʁtɪçˌʃtɛlən]

/[ˈfɛʁtɪçˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“fertigstellen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,303 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,303
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zu Ende bringen; fertig machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fertigstellen · fertigstellen · German

fertigstellen · rank #51,303 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,303
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH ferngehalten

Nearest frequency peer: ferngehalten (-2 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 „fertigstellen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fertigstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordfertigstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛʁtɪçˌʃtɛlən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,303
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fertigstellen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fertigstellenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ferngehalten“ (#51,301), „festrede“ (#51,305), „felsigen“ (#51,300). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fertigstellen“ bei #51,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fertigstellen is uncommon German at frequency #51,303 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛʁtɪçˌʃtɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas zu Ende bringen; fertig machen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fertigstellen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fertigstellen, spelled F-E-R-T-I-G-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas zu Ende bringen; fertig machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fertigstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Heute hat er sein Kunstwerk fertiggestellt.
  2. „Da der Baufortschritt oft den knappen Staatsfinanzen angepasst werden musste, wurde das etwa 1,3 Kilometer lange Schlussstück bis zum Brennerpass erst zweieinhalb Jahre später fertiggestellt.“

Synonyms

abschließenfertigmachenbeendenvollendenzum Abschluss bringen

Antonyms

anfangenbeginnen

This word in other languages

accomplish(English)terminar(Español)accomplir(Français)concluir(Português)

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 "fertigstellen"?
"fertigstellen" is spelled F-E-R-T-I-G-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛʁtɪçˌʃtɛlən].
What does "fertigstellen" mean?
As a verb, "fertigstellen" means: etwas zu Ende bringen; fertig machen
How do you pronounce "fertigstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fertigstellen" is [ˈfɛʁtɪçˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fertigstellen" come from?
"fertigstellen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list