Festmacher
[ˈfɛstˌmaxɐ]
The verdict
“Festmacher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hafenarbeiter, dessen Aufgabe darin besteht, Schiffe nach ihrer Landung sicher zu vertäuen
Corpus desk
Index DE-festmacher · Festmacher · German
Festmacher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Festmacher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛstˌmaxɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Festmacher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Festmacher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛstˌmaxɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hafenarbeiter, dessen Aufgabe darin besteht, Schiffe nach ihrer Landung sicher zu vertäuen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Festmacher, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Festmacher, spelled F-E-S-T-M-A-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Hafenarbeiter, dessen Aufgabe darin besteht, Schiffe nach ihrer Landung sicher zu vertäuen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Festmacher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Festmacher an Land hüpften wie erschrockene Frösche davon, als ihnen klar wurde, welche Absichten wir hatten…“
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.