Fremdsprache
[ˈfʁɛmtˌʃpʁaːxə]
The verdict
“Fremdsprache” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,295 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,295
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sprache, die man nicht als Muttersprache erlernt hat bzw. am Lernen ist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fremdsprache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɛmtˌʃpʁaːxə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #14,295 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fremdsprache” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fremdsprache is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁɛmtˌʃpʁaːxə]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,295 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sprache, die man nicht als Muttersprache erlernt hat bzw. am Lernen ist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fremdsprache, with forms such as "fermdsprache", "ffremdsprache", and "fredmsprache". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Fremdsprachen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fremdsprache, spelled F-R-E-M-D-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Sprache, die man nicht als Muttersprache erlernt hat bzw. am Lernen ist
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fermdsprache,ffremdsprache,fredmsprache,fremddsprache,fremdpsrache,fremdsparche,fremdspprache,fremdspracche,fremdspraceh,fremdsprachhe,fremdsprahce,fremdsprcahe,fremdsprrache,fremdsrpache,fremdssprache,fremmdsprache,fremsdprache,frmedsprache,frremdsprache,rfemdsprache
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fremdsprache - 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.
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.
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Using “Fremdsprache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-M-D-S-P-R-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁɛmtˌʃpʁaːxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Fremdsprachen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Fremdsprache vs Fremdsprachen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.