Feuerwehrmann
[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐveːɐ̯ˌman]
The verdict
“Feuerwehrmann” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,213
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die dafür ausgebildet ist, Feuer zu löschen und andere Personen aus gefährlichen Situationen zu retten
Corpus desk
Index DE-feuerwehrmann · Feuerwehrmann · German
Feuerwehrmann · rank #19,213 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,213
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Fersen
Nearest frequency peer: Fersen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Feuerwehrmann”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- feierliche
feierliche
80,791 corpus weight
- feministisc…
feministische
80,790 corpus weight
- Fersen
Fersen
80,789 corpus weight
- Feuerwehrma…
Feuerwehrmann
80,788 corpus weight
- Fingerabdrü…
Fingerabdrücke
80,787 corpus weight
- Fischerei
Fischerei
80,786 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Feuerwehrmann” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feuerwehrmann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐveːɐ̯ˌman] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #19,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Feuerwehrmann” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Feuerwehrmann (IPA [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐveːɐ̯ˌman]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,213 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die dafür ausgebildet ist, Feuer zu löschen und andere Personen aus gefährlichen Situationen zu retten".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Feuerwehrmann, with forms such as "efuerwehrmann", "feeurwehrmann", and "feuerewhrmann". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Feuerwehrmann, spelled F-E-U-E-R-W-E-H-R-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1Person, die dafür ausgebildet ist, Feuer zu löschen und andere Personen aus gefährlichen Situationen zu retten
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efuerwehrmann
- feeurwehrmann
- feuerewhrmann
- feuerrwehrmann
- feuerwehhrmann
- feuerwehmrann
- feuerwehramnn
- feuerwehrman
- feuerwehrmmann
- feuerwehrmnan
- feuerwehrrmann
- feuerwerhmann
- feuerwhermann
- feuerwwehrmann
- feuewrehrmann
- feurewehrmann
- ffeuerwehrmann
- fueerwehrmann
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Feuerwehrmann - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Feuerwehrmann", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
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.