fruit

[fɹuːt]

/[fɹuːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“fruit” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,523. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,523
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-fruit · fruit · German

fruit · rank #37,523 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,523
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freistellung

Nearest frequency peer: Freistellung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fruit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fruit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fruit vs fügt
40% similar
fruit vs Frust
60% similar
fruit vs fit
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fruit
PropertyValue
Headwordfruit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɹuːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,523
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fruit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fruitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Freistellung“ (#37,522), „freilassen“ (#37,521), „Fürsprecher“ (#37,525). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fruit“ bei #37,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fruit (IPA [fɹuːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,523 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fruit, with forms such as "ffruit", "friut", and "frruit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "fügt", "Frust", "fit", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fruit, spelled F-R-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frucht
  2. 2
    Obst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. We've got lots of fruits.
  2. "The name pineapple is derived from the circumstance of the fruit being covered on all sides with small triangular scales, resembling the cone of a pine-tree."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffruit
  • friut
  • frruit
  • fruitt
  • fruti
  • furit
  • rfuit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fruit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffruit1friut2frruit1fruitt1fruti2furit2rfuit2
Edit distance from "fruit"

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 "fruit"?
"fruit" is spelled F-R-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɹuːt].
What does "fruit" mean?
As a noun, "fruit" means: Frucht
What words are commonly confused with "fruit"?
"fruit" is commonly confused with "fügt", "Frust", "fit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fruit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fruit" is [fɹuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fruit" come from?
"fruit" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

göbel#37,550eckig#37,468hütet#37,579ideas#37,581

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

hollow7 variantsDLRG7 variantscorso7 variantsKoppel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list