Feuerwerkskörper

[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐvɛʁksˌkœʁpɐ]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐvɛʁksˌkœʁpɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Feuerwerkskörper” is uncommon German (frequency #51,309 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,309
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Sprengkörper, der zur Belustigung und Unterhaltung zu bestimmten Anlässen in die Luft gejagt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-feuerwerkskorper · Feuerwerkskörper · German

Feuerwerkskörper · rank #51,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,309
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 45,736
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feuerwehrmänn…

Nearest frequency peer: Feuerwehrmänner (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Feuerwerkskörper”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Feuerwerkskörper” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Feuerwerkskörper
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeuerwerkskörper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐvɛʁksˌkœʁpɐ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#51,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Feuerwerkskörper” 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). Feuerwerkskörper lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Feuerwerkskörper is uncommon German at frequency #51,309 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐvɛʁksˌkœʁpɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Sprengkörper, der zur Belustigung und Unterhaltung zu bestimmten Anlässen in die Luft gejagt wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Feuerwerkskörper in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Feuerwerkskörper, spelled F-E-U-E-R-W-E-R-K-S-K-Ö-R-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Sprengkörper, der zur Belustigung und Unterhaltung zu bestimmten Anlässen in die Luft gejagt wird

This word in other languages

firecracker(English)petardo(Español)pièce d'artifice(Français)foguete(Português)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Feuerwerkskörper"?
"Feuerwerkskörper" is spelled F-E-U-E-R-W-E-R-K-S-K-Ö-R-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐvɛʁksˌkœʁpɐ].
What does "Feuerwerkskörper" mean?
As a noun, "Feuerwerkskörper" means: ein Sprengkörper, der zur Belustigung und Unterhaltung zu bestimmten Anlässen in die Luft gejagt wird
How do you pronounce "Feuerwerkskörper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feuerwerkskörper" is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐvɛʁksˌkœʁpɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feuerwerkskörper" come from?
"Feuerwerkskörper" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list