feuerrot

[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʁoːt]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʁoːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“feuerrot” is uncommon German (frequency #80,351 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,351
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in, von einem grellen, intensiven Rot (wie dem des Feuers)

Corpus desk

Index DE-feuerrot · feuerrot · German

feuerrot · rank #80,351 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,351
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH festlicher

Nearest frequency peer: festlicher (-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 „feuerrot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for feuerrot
PropertyValue
Headwordfeuerrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʁoːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,351
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „feuerrot“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).feuerrotfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „festlicher“ (#80,350), „fights“ (#80,352), „Fernzüge“ (#80,349). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feuerrot“ bei #80,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feuerrot is uncommon German at frequency #80,351 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʁoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in, von einem grellen, intensiven Rot (wie dem des Feuers)".

feuerrot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is feuerrot, spelled F-E-U-E-R-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in, von einem grellen, intensiven Rot (wie dem des Feuers)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie trug einen feuerroten Pullover.
  2. Seine Wangen wurden feuerrot.

Synonyms

feurig

Antonyms

glutrot

This word in other languages

rouge feu(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 "feuerrot"?
"feuerrot" is spelled F-E-U-E-R-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʁoːt].
What does "feuerrot" mean?
As an adjective, "feuerrot" means: in, von einem grellen, intensiven Rot (wie dem des Feuers)
How do you pronounce "feuerrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feuerrot" is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feuerrot" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fernzüge#80,349families#80,340furiosen#80,385Färberei#80,387

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list