Feuerteufel

[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Feuerteufel” is uncommon German (frequency #85,224 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,224
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der zum Spaß oder wegen einer psychischen Störung Dinge in Brand setzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-feuerteufel · Feuerteufel · German

Feuerteufel · rank #85,224 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,224
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH feschen

Nearest frequency peer: feschen (-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 „Feuerteufel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Feuerteufel
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeuerteufel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,224
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Feuerteufel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Feuerteufelfällt 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: „feschen“ (#85,223), „feuriger“ (#85,225), „Fertigungsverfahren“ (#85,222). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Feuerteufel“ bei #85,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Feuerteufel is uncommon German at frequency #85,224 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der zum Spaß oder wegen einer psychischen Störung Dinge in Brand setzt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Feuerteufel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Feuerteufel, spelled F-E-U-E-R-T-E-U-F-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der zum Spaß oder wegen einer psychischen Störung Dinge in Brand setzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seit Monaten treibt ein Feuerteufel in dem kleinen Ort an der Saale sein Unwesen.
  2. Die Polizei sucht nach dem Feuerteufel, der bereits drei Autos angezündet hat.

Synonyms

Pyromane

This word in other languages

firebug(English)

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 "Feuerteufel"?
"Feuerteufel" is spelled F-E-U-E-R-T-E-U-F-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩].
What does "Feuerteufel" mean?
As a noun, "Feuerteufel" means: jemand, der zum Spaß oder wegen einer psychischen Störung Dinge in Brand setzt
How do you pronounce "Feuerteufel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feuerteufel" is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feuerteufel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list