fit wie ein Turnschuh

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The verdict

“fit wie ein Turnschuh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - athletisch, durchtrainiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-fit-wie-ein-turnschuh · fit wie ein Turnschuh · German

fit wie ein Turnschuh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for fit wie ein Turnschuh
PropertyValue
Headwordfit wie ein Turnschuh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fit wie ein Turnschuh“ im Deutschen

fit wie ein Turnschuhliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fit wie ein Turnschuh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "athletisch, durchtrainiert".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fit wie ein Turnschuh, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is fit wie ein Turnschuh, spelled F-I-T- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -T-U-R-N-S-C-H-U-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    athletisch, durchtrainiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wer fit wie ein Turnschuh sein will, der muss viel trainieren.

Synonyms

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 "fit wie ein Turnschuh"?
"fit wie ein Turnschuh" is spelled F-I-T- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -T-U-R-N-S-C-H-U-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "fit wie ein Turnschuh" mean?
As a phrase, "fit wie ein Turnschuh" means: athletisch, durchtrainiert
How do you pronounce "fit wie ein Turnschuh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fit wie ein Turnschuh" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fit wie ein Turnschuh" come from?
"fit wie ein Turnschuh" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list