Feuerteufel

Name: Feuerteufel, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Feuerteufel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #85,224 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#85,224
frequency rank, German: 11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der zum Spaß oder wegen einer psychischen Störung Dinge in Brand setzt

Key facts for Feuerteufel
Property	Value
Headword	Feuerteufel
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#85,224
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Feuerteufel” 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). Feuerteufel lands here:

#85,224

#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 Feuerteufel is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,224 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
jemand, der zum Spaß oder wegen einer psychischen Störung Dinge in Brand setzt

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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Using “Feuerteufel”

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

The one correct German spelling is F-E-U-E-R-T-E-U-F-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.