Fötus

[ˈføːtʊs]

/[ˈføːtʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fötus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,134
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embryo ab dem dritten Monat einer Schwangerschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-fotus · Fötus · German

Fötus · rank #29,134 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,134
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Föderalismus

Nearest frequency peer: Föderalismus (-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 „Fötus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Fötus“ 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).

Fötus vs four
20% similar
Fötus vs Foul
40% similar
Fötus vs Fotze
40% similar

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

Key facts for Fötus
PropertyValue
HeadwordFötus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈføːtʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,134
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fötus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fötusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Föderalismus“ (#29,133), „füttert“ (#29,135), „Friesen“ (#29,132). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fötus“ bei #29,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Fötus (IPA [ˈføːtʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,134 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Embryo ab dem dritten Monat einer Schwangerschaft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fötus, with forms such as "ffötus", "ftöus", and "fötsu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "four", "Foul", "Fotze", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Fötus, spelled F-Ö-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Embryo ab dem dritten Monat einer Schwangerschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Man glaubt allgemein, daß der Fötus ein unbeschwertes Dasein führe, doch gibt es Gründe, dies in Zweifel zu ziehen.“
  2. „Inzwischen behandle ich überwiegend Frauen, die sich ein Kind wünschen, die aber bei fortgeschrittener Schwangerschaft erfahren, dass der Fötus unter einer gravierenden Anomalie oder einem schweren Gendefekt leidet.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffötus
  • ftöus
  • fötsu
  • föttus
  • fötuss
  • föuts
  • öftus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fötus - 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.

ffötus1ftöus2fötsu2föttus1fötuss1föuts2öftus2
Edit distance from "Fötus"

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 "Fötus"?
"Fötus" is spelled F-Ö-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈføːtʊs].
What does "Fötus" mean?
As a noun, "Fötus" means: Embryo ab dem dritten Monat einer Schwangerschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Fötus"?
"Fötus" is commonly confused with "four", "Foul", "Fotze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fötus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fötus" is [ˈføːtʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fötus" come from?
"Fötus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

forte#29,128gGmbH#29,155hager#29,164heizt#29,169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

dünnes7 variantsKarat7 variantscorsa7 variantsBünde7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list