februāris

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zweiter Monat des Jahres; Februar

Key facts for februāris
PropertyValue
Headwordfebruāris
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “februāris” sits in German frequency

februāris falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

februāris is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zweiter Monat des Jahres; Februar".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for februāris, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is februāris, spelled F-E-B-R-U-Ā-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweiter Monat des Jahres; Februar

Antonyms

aprīlisaugustsdecembrisjanvārisjūnijsjūlijsmaijsmartsnovembrisoktobrisseptembris

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 "februāris"?
"februāris" is spelled F-E-B-R-U-Ā-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "februāris" mean?
As a noun, "februāris" means: zweiter Monat des Jahres; Februar
How do you pronounce "februāris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "februāris" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "februāris" come from?
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Using “februāris”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-B-R-U-Ā-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list