firn
[fɪʁn]
The verdict
“firn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alt (für Wein gebraucht)
Corpus desk
Index DE-firn · firn · German
firn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | firn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɪʁn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „firn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
firn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɪʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alt (für Wein gebraucht)".
No misspelling variants are generated for firn in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 firn, spelled F-I-R-N.
Definition
- 1alt (für Wein gebraucht)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how firn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auch wenn diese Flasche Wein firn ist, so ist dennoch ihr Aroma ein Genuss.
„Zu firne Weine schmecken stumpf.“
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.