festgebunden

[ˈfɛstɡəˌbʊndn̩]

/[ˈfɛstɡəˌbʊndn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“festgebunden” is uncommon German (frequency #68,210 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,210
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs festbinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-festgebunden · festgebunden · German

festgebunden · rank #68,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,210
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fesche

Nearest frequency peer: fesche (-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 „festgebunden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for festgebunden
PropertyValue
Headwordfestgebunden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛstɡəˌbʊndn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „festgebunden“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).festgebundenfällt 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: „fesche“ (#68,209), „fet“ (#68,211), „Feigenblatt“ (#68,208). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „festgebunden“ bei #68,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

festgebunden is uncommon German at frequency #68,210 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛstɡəˌbʊndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs festbinden".

festgebunden has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is festgebunden, spelled F-E-S-T-G-E-B-U-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs festbinden

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 "festgebunden"?
"festgebunden" is spelled F-E-S-T-G-E-B-U-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstɡəˌbʊndn̩].
What does "festgebunden" mean?
As a verb, "festgebunden" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs festbinden
How do you pronounce "festgebunden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "festgebunden" is [ˈfɛstɡəˌbʊndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "festgebunden" come from?
"festgebunden" 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 "festgebunden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list