Kunstfigur

[ˈkʊnstfiˌɡuːɐ̯]

/[ˈkʊnstfiˌɡuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kunstfigur” is uncommon German (frequency #52,223 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,223
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausgedachte Figur/Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-kunstfigur · Kunstfigur · German

Kunstfigur · rank #52,223 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,223
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kuratoriums

Nearest frequency peer: Kuratoriums (+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 „Kunstfigur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kunstfigur
PropertyValue
HeadwordKunstfigur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊnstfiˌɡuːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,223
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kunstfigur“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kunstfigurfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kuratoriums“ (#52,224), „Kulturrevolution“ (#52,221), „Kurztrip“ (#52,225). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kunstfigur“ bei #52,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kunstfigur is uncommon German at frequency #52,223 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊnstfiˌɡuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ausgedachte Figur/Person".

Kunstfigur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kunstfigur, spelled K-U-N-S-T-F-I-G-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausgedachte Figur/Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Abramovitsch aber macht eine Kunstfigur zur erzählenden Instanz: Mendele ordnet die Texte und kommentiert sie für den Leser.“
  2. „Er ist eine Kunstfigur, nur irgendwie mit der Aura dessen umgeben, von dem das Hörensagen geht.“

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 "Kunstfigur"?
"Kunstfigur" is spelled K-U-N-S-T-F-I-G-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊnstfiˌɡuːɐ̯].
What does "Kunstfigur" mean?
As a noun, "Kunstfigur" means: ausgedachte Figur/Person
How do you pronounce "Kunstfigur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kunstfigur" is [ˈkʊnstfiˌɡuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kunstfigur" come from?
"Kunstfigur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

legendärer#52,240Liebhabern#52,246lizenziert#52,252Loveparade#52,255

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list