ferry

[ˈfɛri]

/[ˈfɛri]/ noun

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The verdict

“ferry” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,668
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Boot oder Schiff zum regelmäßigen Transport von Passagieren und Gütern über kürzere Strecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-ferry · ferry · German

ferry · rank #49,668 · 5 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,668
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fernsehsendun…

Nearest frequency peer: Fernsehsendungen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ferry“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ferry“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ferry vs fry
60% similar
ferry vs fey
60% similar
ferry vs Frey
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ferry
PropertyValue
Headwordferry
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛri]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,668
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ferry“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ferryliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fernsehsendungen“ (#49,667), „festzusetzen“ (#49,669), „Felge“ (#49,666). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „ferry“ bei #49,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ferry (IPA [ˈfɛri]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,668 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Boot oder Schiff zum regelmäßigen Transport von Passagieren und Gütern über kürzere Strecken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ferry, with forms such as "efrry", "ferryy", and "feryr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "fry", "fey", "Frey", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ferry, spelled F-E-R-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Boot oder Schiff zum regelmäßigen Transport von Passagieren und Gütern über kürzere Strecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. to go by ferry

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrry
  • ferryy
  • feryr
  • fferry
  • frery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ferry - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efrry2ferryy1feryr2fferry1frery2
Edit distance from "ferry"

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 "ferry"?
"ferry" is spelled F-E-R-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛri].
What does "ferry" mean?
As a noun, "ferry" means: ein Boot oder Schiff zum regelmäßigen Transport von Passagieren und Gütern über kürzere Strecken
What words are commonly confused with "ferry"?
"ferry" is commonly confused with "fry", "fey", "Frey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ferry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferry" is [ˈfɛri]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ferry" come from?
"ferry" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Felge#49,666feels#49,663folio#49,679Eupen#49,642

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

haze5 variantsAtze5 variantsKölle5 variantslame5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list