Feige

\fɛʒ\

/\fɛʒ\/ name

The verdict

“Feige” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nom de famille yiddish

Corpus desk

Index FR-feige · Feige · French

Feige · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for Feige
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeige
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fɛʒ\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Feige » en français

Feigereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Feige is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \fɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nom de famille yiddish".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Feige, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Feige, spelled F-E-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nom de famille yiddish

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 "Feige"?
"Feige" is spelled F-E-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʒ\.
What does "Feige" mean?
As a proper noun, "Feige" means: nom de famille yiddish
How do you pronounce "Feige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feige" is \fɛʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feige" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list