filigrane

[filiˈɡʁaːnə]

/[filiˈɡʁaːnə]/ adj

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The verdict

“filigrane” is uncommon German (frequency #62,400 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,400
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran

Corpus desk

Index DE-filigrane · filigrane · German

filigrane · rank #62,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,400
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 45,736
  • PHOTO-FINISH feudalen

Nearest frequency peer: feudalen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “filigrane”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “filigrane” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for filigrane
PropertyValue
Headwordfiligrane
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[filiˈɡʁaːnə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “filigrane” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). filigrane lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

filigrane is uncommon German at frequency #62,400 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [filiˈɡʁaːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for filigrane in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is filigrane, spelled F-I-L-I-G-R-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filigrane"?
"filigrane" is spelled F-I-L-I-G-R-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [filiˈɡʁaːnə].
What does "filigrane" mean?
As an adjective, "filigrane" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs filigran
How do you pronounce "filigrane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filigrane" is [filiˈɡʁaːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filigrane" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fertigten#62,396Fernbusse#62,395Fluggerät#62,407Faltblatt#62,391
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list