festfrieren
[ˈfɛstˌfʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“festfrieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gefrieren und dabei irgendwo haften bleiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-festfrieren · festfrieren · German
festfrieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | festfrieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɛstˌfʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „festfrieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
festfrieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛstˌfʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for festfrieren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is festfrieren, spelled F-E-S-T-F-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1gefrieren und dabei irgendwo haften bleiben
- 2in einer bestimmten Form starr werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how festfrieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Max Werner fürchtete, sie könnte mit ihrem Tuchpelz an der weißbeworfenen Hauswand festfrieren, und außerdem rieselten die kleinen, feinen, runden Schneekörnerchen unablässig um sie nieder.“
„Ihre Nackten sind berühmt geworden, in reglosen Posen festgefroren, zu Körpergemälden erstarrt.“
Synonyms
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.