Fingerspitze
German, noun[ˈfɪŋɐˌʃpɪtsə]
Fingerspitze is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-S-P-I-T-Z-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fingerspitze is a German feminine noun meaning “fingertip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der vordere Teil des Fingers, das letzte Glied des Fingers”.
What does Fingerspitze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefingertip
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der vordere Teil des Fingers, das letzte Glied des Fingers
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fingerspitze
- Fingerspitzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fingerspitze?
- [ˈfɪŋɐˌʃpɪtsə]
- [ˈfɪŋɐˌʃpɪt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fingerspitze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fingerspitze in German?
Fingerspitze appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).