fiume

[…]

/[…]/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“fiume” is uncommon German (frequency #87,693 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,693
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-fiume · fiume · German

fiume · rank #87,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,693
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Firmenchefs

Nearest frequency peer: Firmenchefs (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fiume“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fiume“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fiume
PropertyValue
Headwordfiume
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fiume“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fiumefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Firmenchefs“ (#87,692), „fleckig“ (#87,694), „fiore“ (#87,691). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fiume“ bei #87,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fiume is uncommon German at frequency #87,693 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marathon-".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fiume, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fiume, spelled F-I-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marathon-

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 "fiume"?
"fiume" is spelled F-I-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "fiume" mean?
As an adjective, "fiume" means: Marathon-
How do you pronounce "fiume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fiume" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fiume" come from?
"fiume" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fiore#87,691Filou#87,690fuego#87,716Esels#87,664

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list