Frikadelle
[fʁikaˈdɛlə]
The verdict
“Frikadelle” is uncommon German (frequency #97,014 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,014
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - westmitteldeutsch, nordwestdeutsch, überregional verbreitet und meist flacher Kloß aus Hackfleisch, der mit Paniermehl oder eingeweichter Semmel und Ei gebunden und mit Zwiebeln und diversen Gewürz...
Corpus desk
Index DE-frikadelle · Frikadelle · German
Frikadelle · rank #97,014 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,014
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Friseuse
Nearest frequency peer: Friseuse (+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 „Frikadelle“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- freigelasse…
freigelassene
2,993 corpus weight
- Fremdscham
Fremdscham
2,991 corpus weight
- Frikadelle
Frikadelle
2,987 corpus weight
- Friseuse
Friseuse
2,986 corpus weight
- Fundis
Fundis
2,985 corpus weight
- fälschte
fälschte
2,982 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Frikadelle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Frikadelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fʁikaˈdɛlə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Frikadelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Frikadelle is uncommon German at frequency #97,014 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fʁikaˈdɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "westmitteldeutsch, nordwestdeutsch, überregional verbreitet und meist flacher Kloß aus Hackfleisch, der mit Paniermehl oder eingeweichter Semmel und Ei gebunden und mit Zwiebeln und diversen Gewürz...".
Frikadelle has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Frikadelle, spelled F-R-I-K-A-D-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1westmitteldeutsch, nordwestdeutsch, überregional verbreitet und meist flacher Kloß aus Hackfleisch, der mit Paniermehl oder eingeweichter Semmel und Ei gebunden und mit Zwiebeln und diversen Gewürzen vermischt in heißem Fett gebraten wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Frikadelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Kühlschrank müssen noch zwei appetitliche Frikadellen liegen.
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This word in other languages
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.
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