Feuersbrunst

[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐsˌbʁʊnst]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐsˌbʁʊnst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Feuersbrunst” is an uncommon German word, ranked #76,766 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#76,766
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - verheerender Brand

Key facts for Feuersbrunst
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeuersbrunst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐsˌbʁʊnst]
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,766
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Feuersbrunst” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Feuersbrunst lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Feuersbrunst is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐsˌbʁʊnst]. Corpus data places it at rank #76,766 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "verheerender Brand".

Zero misspellings are on record for Feuersbrunst in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Feuersbrunst, spelled F-E-U-E-R-S-B-R-U-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    verheerender Brand

Synonyms

GroßbrandFeuersnot

This word in other languages

blaze(English)incendio(Español)incendie(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 "Feuersbrunst"?
"Feuersbrunst" is spelled F-E-U-E-R-S-B-R-U-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐsˌbʁʊnst].
What does "Feuersbrunst" mean?
As a noun, "Feuersbrunst" means: verheerender Brand
How do you pronounce "Feuersbrunst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feuersbrunst" is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐsˌbʁʊnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feuersbrunst" come from?
"Feuersbrunst" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Feuersbrunst”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-U-E-R-S-B-R-U-N-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐsˌbʁʊnst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list