fieberhaft

[ˈfiːbɐhaft]

/[ˈfiːbɐhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“fieberhaft” is uncommon German (frequency #50,461 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,461
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Fieber leidend, mit Fieber verbunden

Corpus desk

Index DE-fieberhaft · fieberhaft · German

fieberhaft · rank #50,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,461
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH FIDE

Nearest frequency peer: FIDE (-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 „fieberhaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fieberhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordfieberhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfiːbɐhaft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,461
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fieberhaft“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fieberhaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „FIDE“ (#50,460), „Filmproduktion“ (#50,462), „fertiggestellten“ (#50,459). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fieberhaft“ bei #50,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fieberhaft is uncommon German at frequency #50,461 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfiːbɐhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for fieberhaft in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 fieberhaft, spelled F-I-E-B-E-R-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    an Fieber leidend, mit Fieber verbunden
  2. 2
    angestrengt und eifrig, aber unruhig; hektisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen seines fieberhaften Zustandes musste er im Bett bleiben.
  2. Er befindet sich in fieberhafter Eile.

Synonyms

febrilfiebrig

This word in other languages

feverish(English)febril(Español)fiévreux(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 "fieberhaft"?
"fieberhaft" is spelled F-I-E-B-E-R-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiːbɐhaft].
What does "fieberhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "fieberhaft" means: an Fieber leidend, mit Fieber verbunden
How do you pronounce "fieberhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fieberhaft" is [ˈfiːbɐhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fieberhaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Flugzeuges#50,472funkelnden#50,484erschrickt#50,434Gardelegen#50,489

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list