feuerbestatten
[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatn̩]
The verdict
“feuerbestatten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Leichnam verbrennen und die Asche in einer Urne beisetzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-feuerbestatten · feuerbestatten · German
feuerbestatten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | feuerbestatten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „feuerbestatten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
feuerbestatten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Leichnam verbrennen und die Asche in einer Urne beisetzen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for feuerbestatten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is feuerbestatten, spelled F-E-U-E-R-B-E-S-T-A-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Leichnam verbrennen und die Asche in einer Urne beisetzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how feuerbestatten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach Aufhebung der Verbannung seiner Schwestern Agrippina und Livilla feuerbestatteten sie diese Reste im Mausoleum des Augustus.“
Herr Müller wünscht sich, feuerbestattet zu werden.
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.