fündig
[ˈfʏndɪç]
The verdict
“fündig” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,630
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reich an Bodenschätzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fundig · fündig · German
fündig · rank #15,630 · 9 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,630
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Funktionäre
Nearest frequency peer: Funktionäre (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “fündig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Fragezeichen
Fragezeichen
84,374 corpus weight
- Friedrichsh…
Friedrichshafen
84,373 corpus weight
- Funktionäre
Funktionäre
84,372 corpus weight
- fündig
fündig
84,371 corpus weight
- fünfter
fünfter
84,370 corpus weight
- Gassen
Gassen
84,369 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fündig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fündig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfʏndɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #15,630 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fündig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around fündig (IPA [ˈfʏndɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,630 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fündig, with forms such as "ffündig", "fnüdig", and "füdnig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Fundus", "fünfzig", "fund", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is fündig, spelled F-Ü-N-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1reich an Bodenschätzen
- 2Bodenschätze finden (beispielsweise bei der Suche nach Kohle, Erdöl, Erdgas, Gold)
- 3etwas entdecken, nach dem man länger gesucht/geforscht hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fündig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kohlegrube ist fündig.
[Goldrausch:] „1865 erreichte eine Gruppe von vier Männern unter ihrem Anführer Carl Joseph Friedrichs, die als „Die Deutschen“ bezeichnet wurden, Helena (Montana) und wurden bald in einer Schlucht, die später als Cement Gulch berühmt werden sollte, fündig.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffündig
- fnüdig
- füdnig
- fünddig
- fündgi
- fündigg
- fünidg
- fünndig
- üfndig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fündig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fündig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "fündig". Here's where to go from here.
- "fündig" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Fundus". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #15,630 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.