gemeine Figur

[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə fiˈɡuːɐ̯]

/[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə fiˈɡuːɐ̯]/ phrase

The verdict

“gemeine Figur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objekt oder Lebewesen (stilisiert dargestellt) auf einem Wappenschild

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemeine-figur · gemeine Figur · German

gemeine Figur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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.

Key facts for gemeine Figur
PropertyValue
Headwordgemeine Figur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə fiˈɡuːɐ̯]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gemeine Figur“ im Deutschen

gemeine Figursitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gemeine Figur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə fiˈɡuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Objekt oder Lebewesen (stilisiert dargestellt) auf einem Wappenschild".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gemeine Figur, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 gemeine Figur, spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-E- -F-I-G-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objekt oder Lebewesen (stilisiert dargestellt) auf einem Wappenschild

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Merlette wird oft schwarz dargestellt, kann aber prinzipiell wie jede andere gemeine Figur jede beliebige Tinktur annehmen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gemeine Figur"?
"gemeine Figur" is spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-E- -F-I-G-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə fiˈɡuːɐ̯].
What does "gemeine Figur" mean?
As a phrase, "gemeine Figur" means: Objekt oder Lebewesen (stilisiert dargestellt) auf einem Wappenschild
How do you pronounce "gemeine Figur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gemeine Figur" is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə fiˈɡuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gemeine Figur" come from?
"gemeine Figur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list