# fossil

> German word · Adjective · IPA [fɔˈsiːl] · frequency rank #28,657

## Definitions
1. aus der erdgeschichtlichen Vergangenheit stammend

## Easily confused with
- **fossile** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fossil-vs-fossile)
- **fossilen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fossil-vs-fossilen)
- **fossiler** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fossil-vs-fossiler)
- **Fessel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fessel-vs-fossil)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffossil`, `fosil`, `fosisl`, `fossill`, `fossli`, `foßil`, `fsosil`, `ofssil`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/fossil