Frontfrau

[ˈfʁɔntˌfʁaʊ̯]

/[ˈfʁɔntˌfʁaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Frontfrau” is uncommon German (frequency #75,660 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,660
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliches Mitglied einer Band, das bei öffentlichen Auftritten eine herausragende Position einnimmt und meist identisch mit der Leadsängerin ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-frontfrau · Frontfrau · German

Frontfrau · rank #75,660 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,660
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH frisieren

Nearest frequency peer: frisieren (-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 „Frontfrau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Frontfrau
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrontfrau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁɔntˌfʁaʊ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,660
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Frontfrau“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „frisieren“ (#75,659), „Frontlinie“ (#75,661), „functions“ (#75,662). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Frontfrau“ bei #75,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Frontfrau is uncommon German at frequency #75,660 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɔntˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliches Mitglied einer Band, das bei öffentlichen Auftritten eine herausragende Position einnimmt und meist identisch mit der Leadsängerin ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Frontfrau, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Frontfrau, spelled F-R-O-N-T-F-R-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliches Mitglied einer Band, das bei öffentlichen Auftritten eine herausragende Position einnimmt und meist identisch mit der Leadsängerin ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Doro Pesch war die Frontfrau der Band Warlock.

Synonyms

BandleaderKapellmeisterin

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 "Frontfrau"?
"Frontfrau" is spelled F-R-O-N-T-F-R-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɔntˌfʁaʊ̯].
What does "Frontfrau" mean?
As a noun, "Frontfrau" means: weibliches Mitglied einer Band, das bei öffentlichen Auftritten eine herausragende Position einnimmt und meist identisch mit der Leadsängerin ist
How do you pronounce "Frontfrau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frontfrau" is [ˈfʁɔntˌfʁaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frontfrau" come from?
"Frontfrau" 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frisieren#75,659functions#75,662Gasmasken#75,671Gebetbuch#75,673

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list