Friedhofsmauer

[ˈfʁiːthoːfsˌmaʊ̯ɐ]

/[ˈfʁiːthoːfsˌmaʊ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Friedhofsmauer” is uncommon German (frequency #94,287 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,287
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - steinerne Umfassung eines Ortes zur Bestattung Verstorbener

Corpus desk

Index DE-friedhofsmauer · Friedhofsmauer · German

Friedhofsmauer · rank #94,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,287
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedensforsc…

Nearest frequency peer: Friedensforschung (-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 „Friedhofsmauer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Friedhofsmauer
PropertyValue
HeadwordFriedhofsmauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁiːthoːfsˌmaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#94,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Friedhofsmauer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friedensforschung“ (#94,286), „Friedrichshagen“ (#94,288), „freizusetzen“ (#94,284). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Friedhofsmauer“ bei #94,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Friedhofsmauer is uncommon German at frequency #94,287 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁiːthoːfsˌmaʊ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "steinerne Umfassung eines Ortes zur Bestattung Verstorbener".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Friedhofsmauer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Friedhofsmauer, spelled F-R-I-E-D-H-O-F-S-M-A-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    steinerne Umfassung eines Ortes zur Bestattung Verstorbener

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein altes, gemütliches Schulhaus war da, dicht beim Glockenturm der Kirche, an der Innenseite der Friedhofsmauer.“
  2. „In den letzten Reihen, die zur Friedhofsmauer führen, liegen auch Soldaten und Offiziere, die deutlich nach Kriegsende gestorben sind, womöglich an den Verletzungen, oder sie wurden den Kameraden zur Ehre hier bestattet.“

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 "Friedhofsmauer"?
"Friedhofsmauer" is spelled F-R-I-E-D-H-O-F-S-M-A-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁiːthoːfsˌmaʊ̯ɐ].
What does "Friedhofsmauer" mean?
As a noun, "Friedhofsmauer" means: steinerne Umfassung eines Ortes zur Bestattung Verstorbener
How do you pronounce "Friedhofsmauer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Friedhofsmauer" is [ˈfʁiːthoːfsˌmaʊ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Friedhofsmauer" come from?
"Friedhofsmauer" 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 "Friedhofsmauer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Firmenjubiläum#94,262generalisierte#94,323Geschäftszweig#94,331entschleunigen#94,202

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list