Finsternis

[ˈfɪnstɐnɪs]

/[ˈfɪnstɐnɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Finsternis” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,821
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intensiv ausgeprägte Dunkelheit; (fast) vollständige Abwesenheit von Licht

Corpus desk

Index DE-finsternis · Finsternis · German

Finsternis · rank #13,821 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,821
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Festlegung

Nearest frequency peer: Festlegung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Finsternis“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Finsternis“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Finsternis
PropertyValue
HeadwordFinsternis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɪnstɐnɪs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,821
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Finsternis“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Finsternisliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Festlegung“ (#13,820), „festgesetzt“ (#13,819), „Flow“ (#13,823). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Finsternis“ bei #13,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Finsternis (IPA [ˈfɪnstɐnɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,821 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Finsternis, with forms such as "ffinsternis", "finnsternis", and "finsetrnis". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Finsternis, spelled F-I-N-S-T-E-R-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    intensiv ausgeprägte Dunkelheit; (fast) vollständige Abwesenheit von Licht
  2. 2
    Erscheinung, bei der für einen Beobachter ein Himmelskörper für eine bestimmte Zeit partiell oder total verdeckt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Anfang schuf Gott Himmel und Erde; die Erde aber war wüst und wirr, Finsternis lag über der Urflut und Gottes Geist schwebte über dem Wasser.“
  2. „Vom Schloßberg war nichts zu sehen, Nebel und Finsternis umgaben ihn, auch nicht der schwächste Lichtschein deutete das große Schloß an.“

Synonyms

Dunkelheit

This word in other languages

darkness(English)oscuridad(Español)obscurité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffinsternis
  • finnsternis
  • finsetrnis
  • finssternis
  • finstenris
  • finsterins
  • finsterniss
  • finsternnis
  • finsternsi
  • finsterrnis
  • finstrenis
  • finstternis
  • fintsernis
  • fisnternis
  • fnisternis
  • ifnsternis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Finsternis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffinsternis1finnsternis1finsetrnis2finssternis1finstenris2finsterins2finsterniss1finsternnis1
Edit distance from "Finsternis"

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 "Finsternis"?
"Finsternis" is spelled F-I-N-S-T-E-R-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪnstɐnɪs].
What does "Finsternis" mean?
As a noun, "Finsternis" means: intensiv ausgeprägte Dunkelheit; (fast) vollständige Abwesenheit von Licht
What are common misspellings of "Finsternis"?
Common misspellings include "ffinsternis", "finnsternis", "finsetrnis", "finssternis", "finstenris". The correct spelling is "Finsternis".
How do you pronounce "Finsternis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Finsternis" is [ˈfɪnstɐnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Finsternis" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Festlegung#13,820Gaststätte#13,832eineinhalb#13,800geschuldet#13,843

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

explodieren16 variantsentspannter16 variantsengagierten16 variantsbestenfalls16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list