Filmfestspiele

[ˈfɪlmfɛstˌʃpiːlə]

/[ˈfɪlmfɛstˌʃpiːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Filmfestspiele” is uncommon German (frequency #58,769 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,769
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Veranstaltung, bei der viele Filme vorgestellt und bewertet werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-filmfestspiele · Filmfestspiele · German

Filmfestspiele · rank #58,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,769
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fiktives

Nearest frequency peer: fiktives (-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 “Filmfestspiele”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Filmfestspiele” 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 September 3, 2026
Key facts for Filmfestspiele
PropertyValue
HeadwordFilmfestspiele
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɪlmfɛstˌʃpiːlə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#58,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Filmfestspiele” 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). Filmfestspiele 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

Filmfestspiele is uncommon German at frequency #58,769 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪlmfɛstˌʃpiːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Veranstaltung, bei der viele Filme vorgestellt und bewertet werden".

Zero misspellings are on record for Filmfestspiele in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Filmfestspiele, spelled F-I-L-M-F-E-S-T-S-P-I-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Veranstaltung, bei der viele Filme vorgestellt und bewertet werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Filmfestspiele hatten begonnen, alle waren da, und ich war noch nicht wieder weg.“

Synonyms

Filmfestival

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 "Filmfestspiele"?
"Filmfestspiele" is spelled F-I-L-M-F-E-S-T-S-P-I-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪlmfɛstˌʃpiːlə].
What does "Filmfestspiele" mean?
As a noun, "Filmfestspiele" means: Veranstaltung, bei der viele Filme vorgestellt und bewertet werden
How do you pronounce "Filmfestspiele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Filmfestspiele" is [ˈfɪlmfɛstˌʃpiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Filmfestspiele" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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