Fingersatz
[ˈfɪŋɐˌzat͡s]
The verdict
“Fingersatz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empfehlung in der Notenschrift, wie die Finger (Markierung durch Zahlen) beim Spielen von Noten/Akkorden eingesetzt werden sollen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fingersatz · Fingersatz · German
Fingersatz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Fingersatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɪŋɐˌzat͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fingersatz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fingersatz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪŋɐˌzat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Empfehlung in der Notenschrift, wie die Finger (Markierung durch Zahlen) beim Spielen von Noten/Akkorden eingesetzt werden sollen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fingersatz, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fingersatz, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-S-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Empfehlung in der Notenschrift, wie die Finger (Markierung durch Zahlen) beim Spielen von Noten/Akkorden eingesetzt werden sollen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fingersatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Chopins Etüde Nr. 2 soll die schwachen Finger der rechten Hand durch das schnelle Spielen chromatischer Tonleitern stärken und sie voneinander unabhängig machen. […] Chopin notierte selbst Note für Note einen Fingersatz, der sich über fast 800 Noten erstreckt.“
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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.