Foundations

[faʊ̯nˈdɛɪ̯ʃn̩s]

/[faʊ̯nˈdɛɪ̯ʃn̩s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Foundations” is uncommon German (frequency #83,969 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,969
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Foundation

Corpus desk

Index DE-foundations · Foundations · German

Foundations · rank #83,969 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,969
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH forced

Nearest frequency peer: forced (-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 „Foundations“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Foundations
PropertyValue
HeadwordFoundations
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faʊ̯nˈdɛɪ̯ʃn̩s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,969
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Foundations“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Foundationsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „forced“ (#83,968), „Fontänen“ (#83,967), „Folterungen“ (#83,966). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Foundations“ bei #83,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Foundations is uncommon German at frequency #83,969 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faʊ̯nˈdɛɪ̯ʃn̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Foundations, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Foundations, spelled F-O-U-N-D-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Foundation
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Foundation
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Foundation
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Foundation

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 "Foundations"?
"Foundations" is spelled F-O-U-N-D-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [faʊ̯nˈdɛɪ̯ʃn̩s].
What does "Foundations" mean?
As a noun, "Foundations" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Foundation
How do you pronounce "Foundations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Foundations" is [faʊ̯nˈdɛɪ̯ʃn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Foundations" come from?
"Foundations" 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 "Foundations", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Folterungen#83,966Funkkontakt#83,983Feindesland#83,952Fehlschläge#83,950

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list