Fundbüro

[ˈfʊntbyˌʁoː]

/[ˈfʊntbyˌʁoː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fundbüro” is uncommon German (frequency #56,132 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,132
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort, an dem Fundsachen angegeben oder abgeholt werden können

Corpus desk

Index DE-fundburo · Fundbüro · German

Fundbüro · rank #56,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,132
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedrichstadt

Nearest frequency peer: Friedrichstadt (-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 „Fundbüro“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fundbüro
PropertyValue
HeadwordFundbüro
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʊntbyˌʁoː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fundbüro“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friedrichstadt“ (#56,130), „fällte“ (#56,134), „gallischen“ (#56,136). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fundbüro“ bei #56,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fundbüro is uncommon German at frequency #56,132 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊntbyˌʁoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort, an dem Fundsachen angegeben oder abgeholt werden können".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fundbüro, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Fundbüro, spelled F-U-N-D-B-Ü-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort, an dem Fundsachen angegeben oder abgeholt werden können

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich habe eine Brieftasche gefunden und ganz ehrlich zum Fundbüro gebracht.

Synonyms

Fundamt

This word in other languages

lost and found(English)

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 "Fundbüro"?
"Fundbüro" is spelled F-U-N-D-B-Ü-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊntbyˌʁoː].
What does "Fundbüro" mean?
As a noun, "Fundbüro" means: Ort, an dem Fundsachen angegeben oder abgeholt werden können
How do you pronounce "Fundbüro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fundbüro" is [ˈfʊntbyˌʁoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fundbüro" come from?
"Fundbüro" 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 "Fundbüro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Flashmob#56,118gehässig#56,147Geigerin#56,148Fanszene#56,114

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list