feuerfest

[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌfɛst]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌfɛst]/ adj

The verdict

“feuerfest” is uncommon German (frequency #99,785 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,785
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unempfindlich gegen die Auswirkungen von Feuer

Corpus desk

Index DE-feuerfest · feuerfest · German

feuerfest · rank #99,785 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,785
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feuchtwangen

Nearest frequency peer: Feuchtwangen (-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 „feuerfest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for feuerfest
PropertyValue
Headwordfeuerfest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌfɛst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,785
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „feuerfest“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).feuerfestfällt 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: „Feuchtwangen“ (#99,784), „fetzige“ (#99,783), „figura“ (#99,787). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feuerfest“ bei #99,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feuerfest is uncommon German at frequency #99,785 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unempfindlich gegen die Auswirkungen von Feuer".

Zero misspellings are on record for feuerfest in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 feuerfest, spelled F-E-U-E-R-F-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    unempfindlich gegen die Auswirkungen von Feuer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die wichtigen Firmenunterlagen werden in einem feuerfesten Tresor aufbewahrt.
  2. „Über ihm, in dem Haus, zu dem der Pool gehört, ist Licht angegangen, und Kinder sehen aus ihren Schlafzimmerfenstern zu ihm herunter, warm und kuschelig in ihren Li'l Crips und Ninja-Krieger-Pyjamas, die entweder feuerfest oder nichtkrebserzeugend sein können, aber nicht beides zusammen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "feuerfest"?
"feuerfest" is spelled F-E-U-E-R-F-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌfɛst].
What does "feuerfest" mean?
As an adjective, "feuerfest" means: unempfindlich gegen die Auswirkungen von Feuer
How do you pronounce "feuerfest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feuerfest" is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌfɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "feuerfest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list