festklemmen
[ˈfɛstˌklɛmən]
The verdict
“festklemmen” 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) - zwischen zwei Dinge pressen (klemmen), so dass ein Lösen ohne Hilfe nicht möglich ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-festklemmen · festklemmen · German
festklemmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | festklemmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɛstˌklɛmən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „festklemmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
festklemmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛstˌklɛmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for festklemmen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is festklemmen, spelled F-E-S-T-K-L-E-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1zwischen zwei Dinge pressen (klemmen), so dass ein Lösen ohne Hilfe nicht möglich ist
- 2zwischen Dingen eingeklemmt sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how festklemmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie hatte das Rezept auf ihrem Schreibblock festgeklemmt und verließ den Raum.
Rena war zwischen dem Sitz und dem Lenkrad festgeklemmt und konnte kaum atmen.
Antonyms
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.