Fingerkuppe
[ˈfɪŋɐˌkʊpə]
The verdict
“Fingerkuppe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das rundliche Ende eines Fingers
Corpus desk
Index DE-fingerkuppe · Fingerkuppe · German
Fingerkuppe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fingerkuppe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɪŋɐˌkʊpə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fingerkuppe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fingerkuppe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪŋɐˌkʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das rundliche Ende eines Fingers".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fingerkuppe, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fingerkuppe, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-K-U-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1das rundliche Ende eines Fingers
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fingerkuppe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich spiele Nylonsaiten. Nach einer Tournee hab ich links an den Fingerkuppen so dicke Hornhaut, daß ich damit auf glühendes Eisen tippen kann.“
„Beim Spielen mit Feuerwerkskörpern ist Montagmorgen einem Elfjährigen eine Fingerkuppe abgerissen worden.“
This word in other languages
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.