feurig

[ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“feurig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,839 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#52,839
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wie Feuer, glühend

Key facts for feurig
PropertyValue
Headwordfeurig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,839
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feurig” 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). feurig 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 feurig is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,839 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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?
"feurig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “feurig”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-U-R-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪç] (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