Fockmast
[ˈfɔkˌmast]
The verdict
“Fockmast” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erster Mast eines großen Segelschiffes
Corpus desk
Index DE-fockmast · Fockmast · German
Fockmast · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | Fockmast |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔkˌmast] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fockmast“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fockmast is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔkˌmast]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erster Mast eines großen Segelschiffes".
No misspelling variants are generated for Fockmast in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fockmast, spelled F-O-C-K-M-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1erster Mast eines großen Segelschiffes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fockmast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Besanmasten waren längst verschwunden, die Großmasten in vierzig Fuß Höhe abgebrochen, die Fockmasten zwar mehr oder weniger intakt, aber ihrer Wanten beraubt.“
„Die Matrosen holten das Hauptmarssegel und das Großsegel ein, sodass nur noch die Segel des Fockmastes die Diligent vorantrieben.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.