Fremdkapital

[ˈfʁɛmtkapiˌtaːl]

/[ˈfʁɛmtkapiˌtaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fremdkapital” is uncommon German (frequency #54,534 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,534
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz-, mittel- oder langfristig einem Unternehmen zur Verfügung gestelltes Kapital, das nicht Eigenkapital ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-fremdkapital · Fremdkapital · German

Fremdkapital · rank #54,534 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,534
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fremdenlegion

Nearest frequency peer: Fremdenlegion (-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 „Fremdkapital“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fremdkapital
PropertyValue
HeadwordFremdkapital
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁɛmtkapiˌtaːl]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fremdkapital“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fremdkapitalfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fremdenlegion“ (#54,533), „Friedensprozess“ (#54,535), „freizulassen“ (#54,532). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fremdkapital“ bei #54,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fremdkapital is uncommon German at frequency #54,534 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɛmtkapiˌtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurz-, mittel- oder langfristig einem Unternehmen zur Verfügung gestelltes Kapital, das nicht Eigenkapital ist".

Fremdkapital doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Fremdkapital, spelled F-R-E-M-D-K-A-P-I-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz-, mittel- oder langfristig einem Unternehmen zur Verfügung gestelltes Kapital, das nicht Eigenkapital ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Fremdkapital ist zu hoch.
  2. Wir brauchen kurzfristiges Fremdkapital, wenn wir die Produktionszahlen erhöhen wollen.

Antonyms

Eigenkapital

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 "Fremdkapital"?
"Fremdkapital" is spelled F-R-E-M-D-K-A-P-I-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɛmtkapiˌtaːl].
What does "Fremdkapital" mean?
As a noun, "Fremdkapital" means: kurz-, mittel- oder langfristig einem Unternehmen zur Verfügung gestelltes Kapital, das nicht Eigenkapital ist
How do you pronounce "Fremdkapital"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fremdkapital" is [ˈfʁɛmtkapiˌtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fremdkapital" come from?
"Fremdkapital" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

freizulassen#54,532gebührenfrei#54,551Geschenkidee#54,568Einzelteilen#54,476

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list