Feststellungsklage

[ˈfɛstʃtɛlʊŋsˌklaːɡə]

/[ˈfɛstʃtɛlʊŋsˌklaːɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Feststellungsklage” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Antrag auf gerichtliche Entscheidung zur Feststellung, ob ein Rechtsverhältnis besteht oder nicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-feststellungsklage · Feststellungsklage · German

Feststellungsklage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Feststellungsklage
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeststellungsklage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛstʃtɛlʊŋsˌklaːɡə]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Feststellungsklage” sits in German frequency

Feststellungsklage falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Feststellungsklage is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛstʃtɛlʊŋsˌklaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Antrag auf gerichtliche Entscheidung zur Feststellung, ob ein Rechtsverhältnis besteht oder nicht".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Feststellungsklage, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Feststellungsklage, spelled F-E-S-T-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G-S-K-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antrag auf gerichtliche Entscheidung zur Feststellung, ob ein Rechtsverhältnis besteht oder nicht

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Feststellungsklage"?
"Feststellungsklage" is spelled F-E-S-T-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G-S-K-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstʃtɛlʊŋsˌklaːɡə].
What does "Feststellungsklage" mean?
As a noun, "Feststellungsklage" means: Antrag auf gerichtliche Entscheidung zur Feststellung, ob ein Rechtsverhältnis besteht oder nicht
How do you pronounce "Feststellungsklage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feststellungsklage" is [ˈfɛstʃtɛlʊŋsˌklaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feststellungsklage" come from?
"Feststellungsklage" 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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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