Ringfinger

[ˈʁɪŋˌfɪŋɐ]

/[ˈʁɪŋˌfɪŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ringfinger” is uncommon German (frequency #68,622 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,622
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der vierte Finger der Hand, der sich zwischen dem Mittelfinger und dem kleinen Finger befindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-ringfinger · Ringfinger · German

Ringfinger · rank #68,622 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,622
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Riesenproblem

Nearest frequency peer: Riesenproblem (-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 „Ringfinger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ringfinger
PropertyValue
HeadwordRingfinger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɪŋˌfɪŋɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ringfinger“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ringfingerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Riesenproblem“ (#68,621), „rudimentäre“ (#68,627), „resultierend“ (#68,616). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ringfinger“ bei #68,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ringfinger is uncommon German at frequency #68,622 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪŋˌfɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der vierte Finger der Hand, der sich zwischen dem Mittelfinger und dem kleinen Finger befindet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ringfinger, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ringfinger, spelled R-I-N-G-F-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der vierte Finger der Hand, der sich zwischen dem Mittelfinger und dem kleinen Finger befindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie trägt gar keinen Schmuck an ihrem Ringfinger.
  2. „Fanny nahm den Tassenhenkel mit Daumen und Zeigefinger und spreizte den Mittelfinger, den Ringfinger und den kleinen Finger ab.“

Antonyms

DaumenZeigefingerMittelfingerKleiner FingerZeh

This word in other languages

ring finger(English)anular(Español)annulaire(Français)dedo anular(Português)

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 "Ringfinger"?
"Ringfinger" is spelled R-I-N-G-F-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪŋˌfɪŋɐ].
What does "Ringfinger" mean?
As a noun, "Ringfinger" means: der vierte Finger der Hand, der sich zwischen dem Mittelfinger und dem kleinen Finger befindet
How do you pronounce "Ringfinger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ringfinger" is [ˈʁɪŋˌfɪŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ringfinger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Reizwäsche#68,612Reitschule#68,611Sackgassen#68,635scheidende#68,638

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list