Finsterwalde

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The verdict

“Finsterwalde” is uncommon German (frequency #52,843 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,843
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Süden Brandenburgs

Corpus desk

Index DE-finsterwalde · Finsterwalde · German

Finsterwalde · rank #52,843 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,843
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Finanzmärkten

Nearest frequency peer: Finanzmärkten (-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 „Finsterwalde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Finsterwalde
PropertyValue
HeadwordFinsterwalde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Finsterwalde“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Finsterwaldefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Finanzmärkten“ (#52,842), „firmiert“ (#52,844), „Finanzministers“ (#52,841). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Finsterwalde“ bei #52,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Finsterwalde is uncommon German at frequency #52,843 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Süden Brandenburgs".

Zero misspellings are on record for Finsterwalde in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Finsterwalde, spelled F-I-N-S-T-E-R-W-A-L-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Süden Brandenburgs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Auf dem Wege von Sonnewalde nach Finsterwalde kommt man über eine Brücke.

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 "Finsterwalde"?
"Finsterwalde" is spelled F-I-N-S-T-E-R-W-A-L-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Finsterwalde" mean?
As a proper noun, "Finsterwalde" means: Stadt im Süden Brandenburgs
How do you pronounce "Finsterwalde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Finsterwalde" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Finsterwalde" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list