Fug

[fuːk]

/[fuːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fug” is uncommon German (frequency #54,537 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,537
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in etwa: „Sinn“, „Schicklichkeit“

Corpus desk

Index DE-fug · Fug · German

Fug · rank #54,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,537
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedensproze…

Nearest frequency peer: Friedensprozess (-2 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 „Fug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fug
PropertyValue
HeadwordFug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fuːk]
Letters3
Frequency rank#54,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fug“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friedensprozess“ (#54,535), „fuzzy“ (#54,539), „Fremdkapital“ (#54,534). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fug“ bei #54,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fug is uncommon German at frequency #54,537 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fuːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in etwa: „Sinn“, „Schicklichkeit“".

Fug doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fug, spelled F-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in etwa: „Sinn“, „Schicklichkeit“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein bekanntes Zitat, in welchem von „Fug“ die Rede ist, stammt von Wau Holland, einem der Mitbegründer des Chaos Computer Club; in einem Interview mit der Schweizer „Sonntags Zeitung“ ließ er, Bezug nehmend auf die Aktivitäten von Hackern, verlauten: „Wir machen das Gegenteil von grobem Unfug. Wir machen feinen Fug.“
  2. Ein weiterer Aphorismus zu diesem Thema:

Synonyms

BerechtigungSinnSchicklichkeitSitteBrauch

Antonyms

Unfug

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 "Fug"?
"Fug" is spelled F-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fuːk].
What does "Fug" mean?
As a noun, "Fug" means: in etwa: „Sinn“, „Schicklichkeit“
How do you pronounce "Fug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fug" is [fuːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fug" come from?
"Fug" 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 "Fug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

els#54,481EBA#54,457Dao#54,434Kab#54,646

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list