fremdenfeindlich

[ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç]

/[ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“fremdenfeindlich” is uncommon German (frequency #87,711 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,711
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen Fremde nur ablehnend oder direkt feindlich gesinnt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fremdenfeindlich · fremdenfeindlich · German

fremdenfeindlich · rank #87,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,711
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fremdbestimmu…

Nearest frequency peer: Fremdbestimmung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fremdenfeindlich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fremdenfeindlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fremdenfeindlich
PropertyValue
Headwordfremdenfeindlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç]
Letters16
Frequency rank#87,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fremdenfeindlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fremdenfeindlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fremdbestimmung“ (#87,710), „fror“ (#87,713), „Freisprecheinrichtung“ (#87,707). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fremdenfeindlich“ bei #87,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fremdenfeindlich is uncommon German at frequency #87,711 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegen Fremde nur ablehnend oder direkt feindlich gesinnt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fremdenfeindlich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fremdenfeindlich, spelled F-R-E-M-D-E-N-F-E-I-N-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    gegen Fremde nur ablehnend oder direkt feindlich gesinnt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fremdenfeindlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die fremdenfeindliche Stimmung im Land entsprang aus der Mitte der Gesellschaft.“

This word in other languages

xenophobic(English)xénophobe(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 "fremdenfeindlich"?
"fremdenfeindlich" is spelled F-R-E-M-D-E-N-F-E-I-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç].
What does "fremdenfeindlich" mean?
As an adjective, "fremdenfeindlich" means: gegen Fremde nur ablehnend oder direkt feindlich gesinnt
How do you pronounce "fremdenfeindlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fremdenfeindlich" is [ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fremdenfeindlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fremdenfeindlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einkommensquelle#87,628durchgeschüttelt#87,610Jahresüberschuss#87,894Konterrevolution#87,940

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list