fruits

[fɹuːts]

/[fɹuːts]/ noun

The verdict

“fruits” is uncommon German (frequency #68,236 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,236
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs fruit

Corpus desk

Index DE-fruits · fruits · German

fruits · rank #68,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,236
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frühlingswett…

Nearest frequency peer: Frühlingswetter (+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 „fruits“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fruits
PropertyValue
Headwordfruits
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɹuːts]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fruits“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Frühlingswetter“ (#68,237), „Friedensgespräche“ (#68,234), „FRG“ (#68,233). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fruits“ bei #68,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fruits is uncommon German at frequency #68,236 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɹuːts]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs fruit".

No misspelling variants are generated for fruits in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fruits, spelled F-R-U-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs 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 "fruits"?
"fruits" is spelled F-R-U-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɹuːts].
What does "fruits" mean?
As a noun, "fruits" means: Plural des Substantivs fruit
How do you pronounce "fruits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fruits" is [fɹuːts]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fruits" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list