frühreife

[ˈfʁyːˌʁaɪ̯fə]

/[ˈfʁyːˌʁaɪ̯fə]/ adj

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The verdict

“frühreife” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif

Key facts for frühreife
PropertyValue
Headwordfrühreife
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁyːˌʁaɪ̯fə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “frühreife” sits in German frequency

frühreife falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frühreife is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʁyːˌʁaɪ̯fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

frühreife doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 frühreife, spelled F-R-Ü-H-R-E-I-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frühreife"?
"frühreife" is spelled F-R-Ü-H-R-E-I-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁyːˌʁaɪ̯fə].
What does "frühreife" mean?
As an adjective, "frühreife" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frühreif
How do you pronounce "frühreife"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frühreife" is [ˈfʁyːˌʁaɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frühreife" come from?
"frühreife" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “frühreife”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-R-Ü-H-R-E-I-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfʁyːˌʁaɪ̯fə] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list