Feuerzeug
[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]
The verdict
“Feuerzeug” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,931. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,931
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - handliches Gerät zur Erzeugung einer Flamme
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feuerzeug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌt͡sɔɪ̯k] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #23,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Feuerzeug” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Feuerzeug (IPA [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,931 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Feuerzeug, with forms such as "efuerzeug", "feeurzeug", and "feuerezug". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Feuerzeug, spelled F-E-U-E-R-Z-E-U-G.
Definition
- 1handliches Gerät zur Erzeugung einer Flamme
- 2Gesamtheit der zum Entzünden eines Feuers notwendigen Dinge
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efuerzeug
- feeurzeug
- feuerezug
- feuerrzeug
- feuerzegu
- feuerzeugg
- feuerzueg
- feuerzzeug
- feuezreug
- feurezeug
- ffeuerzeug
- fueerzeug
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Feuerzeug - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Feuerzeug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-U-E-R-Z-E-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌt͡sɔɪ̯k] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.