Fuchs

[fʊks]

/[fʊks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fuchs” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,704. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,704
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter einer Gruppe von bestimmten kurzbeinigen Arten der Familie der Hunde (Canidae)

Corpus desk

Index DE-fuchs · Fuchs · German

Fuchs · rank #4,704 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,704
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedhof

Nearest frequency peer: Friedhof (-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 „Fuchs“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Fuchs“ 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).

Fuchs vs fürs
20% similar
Fuchs vs fuhr
40% similar
Fuchs vs fuck
40% similar

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

Key facts for Fuchs
PropertyValue
HeadwordFuchs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʊks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,704
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fuchs“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fuchsliegt 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: „Friedhof“ (#4,703), „geleitet“ (#4,705), „Fortschritt“ (#4,702). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fuchs“ bei #4,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Fuchs (IPA [fʊks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,704 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fuchs, with forms such as "fcuhs", "ffuchs", and "fucchs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "fürs", "fuhr", "fuck", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fuchs, spelled F-U-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter einer Gruppe von bestimmten kurzbeinigen Arten der Familie der Hunde (Canidae)
  2. 2
    männlicher Fuchs^([1])
  3. 3
    meist der Rotfuchs, Vulpes vulpes
  4. 4
    Pelz des Fuchses
  5. 5
    Pferd, bei dem Fell, Mähne und Schweif braun sind
  6. 6
    Tagfalter („Kleiner Fuchs“, „Großer Fuchs“)
  7. 7
    ein kluger Mensch („schlauer Fuchs“)
  8. 8
    ein angehendes Mitglied einer Studentenverbindung
  9. 9
    eine Goldmünze
  10. 10
    eine Form des Sonnenbrandes an Blättern
  11. 11
    der Abzugskanal einer Feuerung zum Schornstein
  12. 12
    der Sender bei einer Fuchsjagd
  13. 13
    50 DM; inzwischen 50 €
  14. 14
    Rothaariger
  15. 15
    ein Rekrut in der Grundausbildung
  16. 16
    Farbe mit einem zusätzlichen Rotton
  17. 17
    die Spielkarte Karo Ass beim Kartenspiel Doppelkopf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Tante des Jungen ist schlau wie ein Fuchs.
  2. „Der graue Hase hatte den Haarwechsel schon zur Hälfte hinter sich, die jungen Füchse vom diesjährigen Wurf schwärmten bereits aus, und die jungen Wölfe waren schon größer als Hunde.“

Synonyms

ReinekeFuchsrüdeFuchspelzPfiffikusSchlaufuchsGoldmünzeRekrutSchulterglatze

Antonyms

HaseWolfAktiverAlter HerrBurscheInaktiverEntlassungssoldatAbgängerAusscheider

This word in other languages

fox(English)zorro(Español)renard(Français)raposa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcuhs
  • ffuchs
  • fucchs
  • fuchhs
  • fuchss
  • fucsh
  • fuhcs
  • ufchs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fuchs - 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.

fcuhs2ffuchs1fucchs1fuchhs1fuchss1fucsh2fuhcs2ufchs2
Edit distance from "Fuchs"

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 "Fuchs"?
"Fuchs" is spelled F-U-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fʊks].
What does "Fuchs" mean?
As a noun, "Fuchs" means: Vertreter einer Gruppe von bestimmten kurzbeinigen Arten der Familie der Hunde (Canidae)
What words are commonly confused with "Fuchs"?
"Fuchs" is commonly confused with "fürs", "fuhr", "fuck". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fuchs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fuchs" is [fʊks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fuchs" come from?
"Fuchs" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ideal#4,708Erich#4,696Kugel#4,718Major#4,721

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Gitarre8 variantsBeamte8 variantsTempel8 variantssingt8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list