fiebrig
[ˈfiːbʁɪç]
The verdict
“fiebrig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fieber habend, an Fieber leidend, von Fieber ergriffen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fiebrig · fiebrig · German
fiebrig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fiebrig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfiːbʁɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fiebrig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fiebrig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfiːbʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fiebrig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is fiebrig, spelled F-I-E-B-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1Fieber habend, an Fieber leidend, von Fieber ergriffen
- 2gleichzeitig mit Fieber auftretend, vorkommend; von Fieber begleitet
- 3auf Fieber deutend, schließen lassend, mit Symptomen von Fieber einhergehend
- 4(in Erwartung von etwas) sich (wie im Fieberrausch) in einem Zustand hektischer Erregung, nervöser Unruhe befindend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fiebrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da hatte er ſich erſt einmal von dem Wachtmeiſter den Arm verbinden laſſen und ein paar Schnäpse zur Stärkung genommen, denn mit der Zeit war ihm ganz flau und fiebrig geworden.“
„An den furchtbaren Anblick hatte sie sich, sehr um Fassung ringend, gewöhnt: die Kranke von Tag zu Tag verfallener zu finden, fiebrig und abgezehrt auf einem armen Bett, auf dünner Strohschicht und kärglichem Bettzeug; und das Stroh war feucht vom Niederschlag der Herbstnacht auf den kalten Mauern.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.