Feuerland
[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌlant]
The verdict
“Feuerland” is uncommon German (frequency #83,955 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,955
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archipel an der Südspitze Südamerikas, der zwischen der Magellanstraße und Kap Hoorn liegt und oft zu Patagonien gezählt wird; der Westen gehört zu Chile, der Osten zu Argentinien, wobei die Grenze...
Corpus desk
Index DE-feuerland · Feuerland · German
Feuerland · rank #83,955 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,955
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH feo
Nearest frequency peer: feo (-2 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 „Feuerland“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Feierabendb…
Feierabendbier
16,050 corpus weight
- Feindesland
Feindesland
16,049 corpus weight
- feo
feo
16,048 corpus weight
- Feuerland
Feuerland
16,046 corpus weight
- fille
fille
16,044 corpus weight
- Firmengebäu…
Firmengebäude
16,042 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Feuerland“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feuerland |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌlant] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,955 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Feuerland“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Feuerland is uncommon German at frequency #83,955 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌlant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archipel an der Südspitze Südamerikas, der zwischen der Magellanstraße und Kap Hoorn liegt und oft zu Patagonien gezählt wird; der Westen gehört zu Chile, der Osten zu Argentinien, wobei die Grenze...".
Feuerland has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Feuerland, spelled F-E-U-E-R-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Archipel an der Südspitze Südamerikas, der zwischen der Magellanstraße und Kap Hoorn liegt und oft zu Patagonien gezählt wird; der Westen gehört zu Chile, der Osten zu Argentinien, wobei die Grenze umstritten ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Feuerland appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Feuerland fand im 19. Jahrhundert ein Genozid an der indianischen Urbevölkerung statt.
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.
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