Fingerzeig

[ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]

/[ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fingerzeig” is uncommon German (frequency #54,521 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,521
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hilfreicher Hinweis

Corpus desk

Index DE-fingerzeig · Fingerzeig · German

Fingerzeig · rank #54,521 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,521
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Finanzbehörden

Nearest frequency peer: Finanzbehörden (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fingerzeig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fingerzeig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fingerzeig
PropertyValue
HeadwordFingerzeig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fingerzeig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fingerzeigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Finanzbehörden“ (#54,520), „Finland“ (#54,522), „Fiebern“ (#54,519). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fingerzeig“ bei #54,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fingerzeig is uncommon German at frequency #54,521 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪŋɐˌt͡saɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Fingerzeig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich finde die Lösung deines Rätsels einfach nicht, gib mir doch bitte einen kleinen Fingerzeig!

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fingerzeig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Firmenchef#54,523Fachpresse#54,509Exhibition#54,507Exfreundin#54,506

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list