fingerbreite

[ˈfɪŋɐˌbʁaɪ̯tə]

/[ˈfɪŋɐˌbʁaɪ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“fingerbreite” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fingerbreit

Corpus desk

Index DE-fingerbreite · fingerbreite · German

fingerbreite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for fingerbreite
PropertyValue
Headwordfingerbreite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɪŋɐˌbʁaɪ̯tə]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “fingerbreite” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

fingerbreitesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fingerbreite is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɪŋɐˌbʁaɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fingerbreite in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 fingerbreite, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E.

Definition

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

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fingerbreite"?
"fingerbreite" is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪŋɐˌbʁaɪ̯tə].
What does "fingerbreite" mean?
As an adjective, "fingerbreite" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fingerbreit
How do you pronounce "fingerbreite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fingerbreite" is [ˈfɪŋɐˌbʁaɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fingerbreite" come from?
"fingerbreite" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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