This is the 7098th most frequent German word.
fremdwort
A "fremdwort" is a foreign word adopted into another language.
The term 'Fremdwort' is used to denote a word that originates from a language other than the speaker's own.
Ein Fremdwort ist ein Wort aus einer anderen Sprache.
A foreign word is a word from another language.
Here, 'Fremdwort' refers to an unfamiliar word in the context of the reader encountering it for the first time.
In diesem Text kommt ein Fremdwort vor, das ich noch nie gehört habe.
In this text, there is a foreign word that I have never heard before.
The term 'Fremdwort' is applied when a speaker asks for clarification or explanation of the meaning of such a word.