Frühchen

[ˈfʁyːçən]

/[ˈfʁyːçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Frühchen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,558 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,558
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu früh geborener Säugling

Corpus desk

Index DE-fruhchen · Frühchen · German

Frühchen · rank #81,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,558
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frühbucher

Nearest frequency peer: Frühbucher (-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 „Frühchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Frühchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrühchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁyːçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Frühchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Frühbucher“ (#81,557), „funding“ (#81,559), „frontale“ (#81,556). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Frühchen“ bei #81,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Frühchen is uncommon German at frequency #81,558 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁyːçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu früh geborener Säugling".

Frühchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Frühchen, spelled F-R-Ü-H-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu früh geborener Säugling

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor allem die Frühchen müssen unter besonders hygienischen Bedingungen versorgt werden.
  2. „Sie war ein Frühchen, so winzig, daß ich ihr Puppenmützen kaufte am Anfang.“

Synonyms

FrühgeborenesFrühgeburt

This word in other languages

preemie(English)

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 "Frühchen"?
"Frühchen" is spelled F-R-Ü-H-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁyːçən].
What does "Frühchen" mean?
As a noun, "Frühchen" means: zu früh geborener Säugling
How do you pronounce "Frühchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frühchen" is [ˈfʁyːçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frühchen" come from?
"Frühchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frontale#81,556Funkloch#81,562Gasgrill#81,570fahrbare#81,526

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list