Frühgeburt

Name: Frühgeburt, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]

/[ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Frühgeburt” is an uncommon German word, ranked #85,258 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#85,258
frequency rank, German: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geburt vor der vollendeten 37. Schwangerschaftswoche

Key facts for Frühgeburt
Property	Value
Headword	Frühgeburt
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#85,258
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Frühgeburt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Frühgeburt lands here:

#85,258

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Frühgeburt is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,258 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Frühgeburt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Frühgeburt, spelled F-R-Ü-H-G-E-B-U-R-T.

Definition

1
Geburt vor der vollendeten 37. Schwangerschaftswoche
2
zu früh geborenes Kind

Synonyms

Partus praematurusFrühchenFrühgeborenesAbganglingAbgängling

Antonyms

FehlgeburtSpätgeburtÜbertragung

This word in other languages

prématuré(Français)

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 "Frühgeburt"?

"Frühgeburt" is spelled F-R-Ü-H-G-E-B-U-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t].

What does "Frühgeburt" mean?

As a noun, "Frühgeburt" means: Geburt vor der vollendeten 37. Schwangerschaftswoche

How do you pronounce "Frühgeburt"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frühgeburt" is [ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Frühgeburt" come from?

"Frühgeburt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Frühgeburt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is F-R-Ü-H-G-E-B-U-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.