Firmament

[fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]

/[fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Firmament” is uncommon German (frequency #69,219 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,219
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-firmament · Firmament · German

Firmament · rank #69,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,219
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH finesse

Nearest frequency peer: finesse (-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 „Firmament“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Firmament
PropertyValue
HeadwordFirmament
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Firmament“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Firmamentfällt 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: „finesse“ (#69,218), „flags“ (#69,220), „Fina“ (#69,217). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Firmament“ bei #69,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Firmament is uncommon German at frequency #69,219 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe".

No misspelling variants are generated for Firmament in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Firmament, spelled F-I-R-M-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hell glänzt der Stern am Firmament.
  2. Lobt ihn im Firmamente!

This word in other languages

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 "Firmament"?
"Firmament" is spelled F-I-R-M-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɪʁmaˈmɛnt].
What does "Firmament" mean?
As a noun, "Firmament" means: Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe
How do you pronounce "Firmament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Firmament" is [fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Firmament" come from?
"Firmament" 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 "Firmament", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list