forefinger
[ˈfɔː(r)ˌfɪŋɡə(r)]
The verdict
“forefinger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zeigefinger
Corpus desk
Index DE-forefinger · forefinger · German
forefinger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | forefinger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔː(r)ˌfɪŋɡə(r)] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „forefinger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
forefinger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔː(r)ˌfɪŋɡə(r)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Zeigefinger".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for forefinger, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is forefinger, spelled F-O-R-E-F-I-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1der Zeigefinger
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how forefinger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You should not point at other people with your forefinger.
Synonyms
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.