feurig

[ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“feurig” is uncommon German (frequency #52,839 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,839
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie Feuer, glühend

Corpus desk

Index DE-feurig · feurig · German

feurig · rank #52,839 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,839
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Festzug

Nearest frequency peer: Festzug (-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 „feurig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for feurig
PropertyValue
Headwordfeurig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,839
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „feurig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).feurigfällt 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: „Festzug“ (#52,838), „Filmtitel“ (#52,840), „Festmahl“ (#52,837). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feurig“ bei #52,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feurig is uncommon German at frequency #52,839 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

feurig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 feurig, spelled F-E-U-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie Feuer, glühend
  2. 2
    scharf schmeckend
  3. 3
    leidenschaftlich, voller Leidenschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Sonnenuntergang tauchte den Horizont in ein feuriges Rot.
  2. Zum Mittagessen gibt es ein feuriges Gulasch.

Synonyms

feuerrotscharfpikantleidenschaftlich

Antonyms

fadlaschlangweiliglahm

This word in other languages

fiery(English)ardent(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 "feurig"?
"feurig" is spelled F-E-U-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç].
What does "feurig" mean?
As an adjective, "feurig" means: wie Feuer, glühend
How do you pronounce "feurig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feurig" is [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feurig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fallon#52,832Flamen#52,846flehte#52,847ergäbe#52,816

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list