Fingerzeig

[ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]

/[ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fingerzeig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,521 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,521
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hilfreicher Hinweis

Key facts for Fingerzeig
PropertyValue
HeadwordFingerzeig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fingerzeig” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fingerzeig lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fingerzeig is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,521 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "hilfreicher Hinweis".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Fingerzeig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Fingerzeig, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-Z-E-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    hilfreicher Hinweis

This word in other languages

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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 "Fingerzeig"?
"Fingerzeig" is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-Z-E-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k].
What does "Fingerzeig" mean?
As a noun, "Fingerzeig" means: hilfreicher Hinweis
How do you pronounce "Fingerzeig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fingerzeig" is [ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fingerzeig" come from?
"Fingerzeig" 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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Using “Fingerzeig”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-I-N-G-E-R-Z-E-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list