Feuerbestattung

[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatʊŋ]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Feuerbestattung” is uncommon German (frequency #91,577 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,577
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Veraschung einer Leiche, mit anschließender Beisetzung der Asche in einer Urne

Corpus desk

Index DE-feuerbestattung · Feuerbestattung · German

Feuerbestattung · rank #91,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,577
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH festgeschrieb…

Nearest frequency peer: festgeschriebene (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Feuerbestattung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Feuerbestattung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Feuerbestattung
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeuerbestattung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#91,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Feuerbestattung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Feuerbestattungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „festgeschriebene“ (#91,576), „fells“ (#91,575), „Filmrollen“ (#91,580). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Feuerbestattung“ bei #91,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Feuerbestattung is uncommon German at frequency #91,577 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Veraschung einer Leiche, mit anschließender Beisetzung der Asche in einer Urne".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Feuerbestattung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Feuerbestattung, spelled F-E-U-E-R-B-E-S-T-A-T-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Veraschung einer Leiche, mit anschließender Beisetzung der Asche in einer Urne

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nicht jeder ist mit einer Feuerbestattung einverstanden.
  2. Feuerbestattungen waren früher auf der Basis eines Kirchengebotes untersagt.

Synonyms

Brandbestattung

Antonyms

Körperbestattung

This word in other languages

cremation(English)cremación(Español)cremación(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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Feuerbestattung"?
"Feuerbestattung" is spelled F-E-U-E-R-B-E-S-T-A-T-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatʊŋ].
What does "Feuerbestattung" mean?
As a noun, "Feuerbestattung" means: Veraschung einer Leiche, mit anschließender Beisetzung der Asche in einer Urne
How do you pronounce "Feuerbestattung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feuerbestattung" is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐbəˌʃtatʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feuerbestattung" come from?
"Feuerbestattung" 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 "Feuerbestattung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Expertenmeinung#91,565eingefleischten#91,510durchgesprochen#91,500Indogermanische#91,766

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list