Finessen

[fiˈnɛsn̩]

/[fiˈnɛsn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Finessen” is uncommon German (frequency #95,553 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,553
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Finesse

Corpus desk

Index DE-finessen · Finessen · German

Finessen · rank #95,553 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,553
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Findlinge

Nearest frequency peer: Findlinge (-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 „Finessen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Finessen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFinessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fiˈnɛsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,553
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Finessen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Finessenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Findlinge“ (#95,552), „fisk“ (#95,555), „feuerfeste“ (#95,550). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Finessen“ bei #95,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Finessen is uncommon German at frequency #95,553 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fiˈnɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Finessen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Finessen, spelled F-I-N-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Finesse
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Finesse
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Finesse
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Finesse

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 "Finessen"?
"Finessen" is spelled F-I-N-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fiˈnɛsn̩].
What does "Finessen" mean?
As a noun, "Finessen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Finesse
How do you pronounce "Finessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Finessen" is [fiˈnɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Finessen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Fässchen#95,589Försters#95,591Erlasses#95,513erhielte#95,512

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list