fingieren
[fɪŋˈɡiːʁən]
The verdict
“fingieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas aus einem bestimmten Grund vortäuschen; etwas wissentlich fälschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fingieren · fingieren · German
fingieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | fingieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɪŋˈɡiːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fingieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fingieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɪŋˈɡiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas aus einem bestimmten Grund vortäuschen; etwas wissentlich fälschen".
No misspelling variants are generated for fingieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fingieren, spelled F-I-N-G-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas aus einem bestimmten Grund vortäuschen; etwas wissentlich fälschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fingieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Journalist fingierte einen Zeitungsartikel, ohne dass es jemand gemerkt hat.
Die Männer erwogen sogar, einen Angriff zu fingieren, um damit einen Kriegsgrund zu rechtfertigen.
Synonyms
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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.