Fiesling

[ˈfiːslɪŋ]

/[ˈfiːslɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fiesling” is uncommon German (frequency #92,892 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,892
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch, der wegen seiner Eigenschaften als widerlich angesehen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-fiesling · Fiesling · German

Fiesling · rank #92,892 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,892
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feuerwehrleut…

Nearest frequency peer: Feuerwehrleuten (-2 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 „Fiesling“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fiesling
PropertyValue
HeadwordFiesling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfiːslɪŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fiesling“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fieslingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Feuerwehrleuten“ (#92,890), „fili“ (#92,894), „feudale“ (#92,889). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fiesling“ bei #92,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fiesling is uncommon German at frequency #92,892 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfiːslɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensch, der wegen seiner Eigenschaften als widerlich angesehen wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fiesling, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fiesling, spelled F-I-E-S-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mensch, der wegen seiner Eigenschaften als widerlich angesehen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der US-Schauspieler Larry Hagman hat dem vielleicht bösesten Fernseh-Fiesling aller Zeiten ein Gesicht gegeben.

This word in other languages

meanie(English)

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 "Fiesling"?
"Fiesling" is spelled F-I-E-S-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiːslɪŋ].
What does "Fiesling" mean?
As a noun, "Fiesling" means: Mensch, der wegen seiner Eigenschaften als widerlich angesehen wird
How do you pronounce "Fiesling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fiesling" is [ˈfiːslɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fiesling" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flüstere#92,904Ernährer#92,856fünffach#92,933gedrillt#92,948

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list