Festung
\ˈfɛstʊŋ\
The verdict
“Festung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Citadelle, forteresse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-festung · Festung · French
Festung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Festung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈfɛstʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Festung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈfɛstʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Citadelle, forteresse.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Festung in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 French form is Festung, spelled F-E-S-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Citadelle, forteresse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Festung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Adolf Hitler zu 5 Jahren Festung verurteilt. — (Titre du journal Vorwärts du 2 avril 1924)
Auf einer spanischen Insel könnte man ja mangels Nachtclubs ein paar Ruinen erwarten (barocke Klöster, mittelalterliche Festungen und dergleichen). Betrüblicherweise sind diese schönen Dinge zwischen 1730 und 1732 durch eine Reihe von Erdbeben und besonders heftigen Vulkanausbrüchen samt und sonders zerstört worden.
Synonyms
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.