Fremdenführer

[ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfyːʁɐ]

/[ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfyːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fremdenführer” is uncommon German (frequency #71,347 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,347
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die andere durch eine ihnen unbekannte Umgebung führt und sie erklärt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fremdenfuhrer · Fremdenführer · German

Fremdenführer · rank #71,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,347
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH freistellen

Nearest frequency peer: freistellen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Fremdenführer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Fremdenführer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fremdenführer
PropertyValue
HeadwordFremdenführer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfyːʁɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#71,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Fremdenführer” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fremdenführerliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „freistellen“ (#71,346), „Fremdherrschaft“ (#71,348), „freigemacht“ (#71,345). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fremdenführer is uncommon German at frequency #71,347 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfyːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die andere durch eine ihnen unbekannte Umgebung führt und sie erklärt".

Fremdenführer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fremdenführer, spelled F-R-E-M-D-E-N-F-Ü-H-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die andere durch eine ihnen unbekannte Umgebung führt und sie erklärt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein Fremdenführer zeigt ihnen die Pariser Katakomben.“
  2. „Der Fremdenführer war der wichtigste Mann der Unternehmung.“

Synonyms

Cicerone

This word in other languages

cicerone(English)guía(Español)guide(Français)guia(Português)

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 "Fremdenführer"?
"Fremdenführer" is spelled F-R-E-M-D-E-N-F-Ü-H-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfyːʁɐ].
What does "Fremdenführer" mean?
As a noun, "Fremdenführer" means: Person, die andere durch eine ihnen unbekannte Umgebung führt und sie erklärt
How do you pronounce "Fremdenführer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fremdenführer" is [ˈfʁɛmdn̩ˌfyːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fremdenführer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list