Fruchtfliegen
[ˈfʁʊxtˌfliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Fruchtfliegen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,767 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,767
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fruchtfliege
Corpus desk
Index DE-fruchtfliegen · Fruchtfliegen · German
Fruchtfliegen · rank #82,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,767
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Fruchtsäfte
Nearest frequency peer: Fruchtsäfte (+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 “Fruchtfliegen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- freisetzt
freisetzt
17,237 corpus weight
- Fresno
Fresno
17,236 corpus weight
- Fruchtflieg…
Fruchtfliegen
17,234 corpus weight
- Fruchtsäfte
Fruchtsäfte
17,233 corpus weight
- früherem
früherem
17,232 corpus weight
- Früherziehu…
Früherziehung
17,231 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fruchtfliegen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fruchtfliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁʊxtˌfliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #82,767 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fruchtfliegen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fruchtfliegen is uncommon German at frequency #82,767 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁʊxtˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Fruchtfliegen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fruchtfliegen, spelled F-R-U-C-H-T-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fruchtfliege
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Fruchtfliege
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fruchtfliege
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Fruchtfliege
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fruchtfliegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.