Früchtchen

[ˈfʁʏçtçən]

/[ˈfʁʏçtçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Früchtchen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,419 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,419
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungezogenes Kind oder Jugendlicher

Corpus desk

Index DE-fruchtchen · Früchtchen · German

Früchtchen · rank #62,419 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,419
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH frier

Nearest frequency peer: frier (-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 „Früchtchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Früchtchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrüchtchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁʏçtçən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Früchtchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Früchtchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „frier“ (#62,418), „frühstücke“ (#62,420), „Friedensnobelpreisträger“ (#62,417). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Früchtchen“ bei #62,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Früchtchen is uncommon German at frequency #62,419 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁʏçtçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Früchtchen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Früchtchen, spelled F-R-Ü-C-H-T-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ungezogenes Kind oder Jugendlicher
  2. 2
    Teil einer Sammelfrucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr seid mir ja ein paar schöne Früchtchen!
  2. Bei der Himbeere lösen sich die Früchtchen gemeinsam vom Blütenboden.

Synonyms

BengelLausbubLauserSchlingel

This word in other languages

chenapan(Français)fedelho(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 "Früchtchen"?
"Früchtchen" is spelled F-R-Ü-C-H-T-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁʏçtçən].
What does "Früchtchen" mean?
As a noun, "Früchtchen" means: ungezogenes Kind oder Jugendlicher
How do you pronounce "Früchtchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Früchtchen" is [ˈfʁʏçtçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Früchtchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frühstücke#62,420Furtwangen#62,424Flämischen#62,408gebrannten#62,430

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list