Fußfessel
[ˈfuːsˌfɛsl̩]
The verdict
“Fußfessel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung zur Fixierung der Füße
Corpus desk
Index DE-fu-fessel · Fußfessel · German
Fußfessel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fußfessel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfuːsˌfɛsl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fußfessel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fußfessel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfuːsˌfɛsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorrichtung zur Fixierung der Füße".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fußfessel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Fußfessel, spelled F-U-S-S-F-E-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung zur Fixierung der Füße
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fußfessel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Fußfesseln mussten ihm genau angepasst werden.
„Er war verantwortlich dafür, dass in Hessen die elektronische Fußfessel getestet wurde, die erste in Deutschland.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.