Firmament

[fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]

/[fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Firmament” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,219 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,219
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe

Key facts for Firmament
PropertyValue
HeadwordFirmament
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Firmament” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Firmament lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Firmament is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,219 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

This word in other languages

firmament(English)firmamento(Español)firmament(Français)

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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Using “Firmament”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-I-R-M-A-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɪʁmaˈmɛnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list