Frühgeburt

[ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]

/[ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Frühgeburt” is uncommon German (frequency #85,258 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,258
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geburt vor der vollendeten 37. Schwangerschaftswoche

Corpus desk

Index DE-fruhgeburt · Frühgeburt · German

Frühgeburt · rank #85,258 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,258
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frühlingsanfa…

Nearest frequency peer: Frühlingsanfang (+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 „Frühgeburt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Frühgeburt
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrühgeburt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,258
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Frühgeburt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Frühlingsanfang“ (#85,259), „frittierte“ (#85,256), „Funktechnik“ (#85,260). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Frühgeburt“ bei #85,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Frühgeburt is uncommon German at frequency #85,258 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁyːɡəˌbuːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Frühgeburt hat oft eine unklare Ätiologie und eine multifaktorielle Genese.
  2. „Obwohl mein Vater seinem Onkel Judas seine Frühgeburt verdankte, wusste er lange Zeit kaum von dessen Existenz, sie wurde vor ihm verheimlicht, zu seinem eigenen und der ganzen Familie Schutz.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

frittierte#85,256geglückten#85,277gespielter#85,295getragener#85,301

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list