filigran

[filiˈɡʁaːn]

/[filiˈɡʁaːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“filigran” is uncommon German (frequency #64,265 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,265
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Filigran (= einem Geflecht aus Drähten aus Edelmetallen wie Gold und Silber) bestehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-filigran · filigran · German

filigran · rank #64,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,265
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fighters

Nearest frequency peer: fighters (-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 „filigran“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for filigran
PropertyValue
Headwordfiligran
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[filiˈɡʁaːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „filigran“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fighters“ (#64,264), „Finanztransaktionssteuer“ (#64,266), „finsterer“ (#64,267). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „filigran“ bei #64,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

filigran is uncommon German at frequency #64,265 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [filiˈɡʁaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for filigran, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is filigran, spelled F-I-L-I-G-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Filigran (= einem Geflecht aus Drähten aus Edelmetallen wie Gold und Silber) bestehend
  2. 2
    filigranähnliche Formen aufweisend
  3. 3
    sehr fein, feingliedrig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie bieten hier auf ein filigranes Schmuckstück.
  2. Dieses Schmuckstück wurde filigran verarbeitet.

Antonyms

brachialdickgrobmächtigrobustrustikalschwerwuchtig

This word in other languages

filigree(English)filigrana(Español)filigrane(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 "filigran"?
"filigran" is spelled F-I-L-I-G-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [filiˈɡʁaːn].
What does "filigran" mean?
As an adjective, "filigran" means: aus Filigran (= einem Geflecht aus Drähten aus Edelmetallen wie Gold und Silber) bestehend
How do you pronounce "filigran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filigran" is [filiˈɡʁaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filigran" come from?
"filigran" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fighters#64,264fettigen#64,262Feldmark#64,260Fanclubs#64,256

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list