feste Wendungen

[ˈfɛstə ˈvɛndʊŋən]

/[ˈfɛstə ˈvɛndʊŋən]/ noun

The verdict

“feste Wendungen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Nominativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs feste Wendung

Key facts for feste Wendungen
PropertyValue
Headwordfeste Wendungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛstə ˈvɛndʊŋən]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feste Wendungen” sits in German frequency

feste Wendungen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for feste Wendungen is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛstə ˈvɛndʊŋən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for feste Wendungen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is feste Wendungen, spelled F-E-S-T-E- -W-E-N-D-U-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs feste Wendung
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs feste Wendung

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feste Wendungen"?
"feste Wendungen" is spelled F-E-S-T-E- -W-E-N-D-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstə ˈvɛndʊŋən].
What does "feste Wendungen" mean?
As a noun, "feste Wendungen" means: Nominativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs feste Wendung
How do you pronounce "feste Wendungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feste Wendungen" is [ˈfɛstə ˈvɛndʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feste Wendungen" come from?
"feste Wendungen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “feste Wendungen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-S-T-E- -W-E-N-D-U-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɛstə ˈvɛndʊŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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