Figurine
[fiɡuˈʁiːnə]
The verdict
“Figurine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine, künstlich hergestellte Figur
Corpus desk
Index DE-figurine · Figurine · German
Figurine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Figurine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fiɡuˈʁiːnə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Figurine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Figurine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fiɡuˈʁiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Figurine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Figurine, spelled F-I-G-U-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1kleine, künstlich hergestellte Figur
- 2kleiner Kostümentwurf, Modellbild, Modezeichnung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Figurine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der allergrößte Teil der anthropomorphen Figurinen sind weibliche Gestalten.“
„Er prüfte eingehend Figur und Anstelligkeit des Mädchens und versprach ihr, einen Weg zu finden, damit Lany sie als Figurine für die Ballette der Oper nehme.“
This word in other languages
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.