Festkörper

[ˈfɛstˌkœʁpɐ]

/[ˈfɛstˌkœʁpɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Festkörper” is uncommon German (frequency #94,255 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,255
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Materie im festen Aggregatzustand, nicht Gas oder Flüssigkeit, spezifisch bei einer Temperatur um die 20 °C

Corpus desk

Index DE-festkorper · Festkörper · German

Festkörper · rank #94,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,255
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 45,736
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fernsehproduk…

Nearest frequency peer: Fernsehproduktionen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Festkörper”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Festkörper” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Festkörper
PropertyValue
HeadwordFestkörper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛstˌkœʁpɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,255
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Festkörper” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Festkörper lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Festkörper is uncommon German at frequency #94,255 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛstˌkœʁpɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Festkörper, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Festkörper, spelled F-E-S-T-K-Ö-R-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Materie im festen Aggregatzustand, nicht Gas oder Flüssigkeit, spezifisch bei einer Temperatur um die 20 °C
  2. 2
    räumlich steifes Objekt von gewisser Schwere

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Festkörper haben einen kristallinen Aufbau.
  2. Die Geschosspatrone enthält in ihrem Inneren mehrere Festkörper.

Antonyms

FlüssigkeitGas

This word in other languages

solid(English)sólido(Español)état solide(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Festkörper"?
"Festkörper" is spelled F-E-S-T-K-Ö-R-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstˌkœʁpɐ].
What does "Festkörper" mean?
As a noun, "Festkörper" means: Materie im festen Aggregatzustand, nicht Gas oder Flüssigkeit, spezifisch bei einer Temperatur um die 20 °C
How do you pronounce "Festkörper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Festkörper" is [ˈfɛstˌkœʁpɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Festkörper" come from?
"Festkörper" 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 "Festkörper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Findelkind#94,261fellowship#94,248fantasiert#94,244fortbilden#94,278
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list