fünf

[fʏnf]

/[fʏnf]/ num

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The verdict

“fünf” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#442
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fünf, die Kardinalzahl zwischen vier und sechs

Corpus desk

Index DE-funf · fünf · German

fünf · rank #442 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #442
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH EU

Nearest frequency peer: EU (-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 „fünf“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fünf“ 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).

fünf vs für
50% similar
fünf vs fürs
50% similar
fünf vs Funk
25% similar

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

Key facts for fünf
PropertyValue
Headwordfünf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[fʏnf]
Letters4
Frequency rank#442
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fünf“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fünfliegt 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: „EU“ (#441), „gefunden“ (#443), „endlich“ (#440). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fünf“ bei #442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around fünf (IPA [fʏnf]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #442 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fünf, with forms such as "ffünf", "fnüf", and "füfn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "für", "fürs", "Funk", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fünf, spelled F-Ü-N-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    fünf, die Kardinalzahl zwischen vier und sechs
  2. 2
    „fünf Uhr“ oder „siebzehn Uhr“
  3. 3
    „fünf Jahre (alt)“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Wort „fünfe“ hat fünf Buchstaben.
  2. Zwei hoch fünf ist zweiunddreißig.

Synonyms

UhrsiebzehnJahrealtfünfjährig

This word in other languages

five(English)cinco(Español)cinq(Français)cinco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffünf
  • fnüf
  • füfn
  • fünff
  • fünnf
  • üfnf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fünf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffünf1fnüf2füfn2fünff1fünnf1üfnf2
Edit distance from "fünf"

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 "fünf"?
"fünf" is spelled F-Ü-N-F. The IPA pronunciation is [fʏnf].
What does "fünf" mean?
As a numeral, "fünf" means: fünf, die Kardinalzahl zwischen vier und sechs
What words are commonly confused with "fünf"?
"fünf" is commonly confused with "für", "fürs", "Funk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fünf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fünf" is [fʏnf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fünf" come from?
"fünf" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gilt#444egal#449Kopf#434hoch#451

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Hand6 variantsAlter6 variantsKind6 variantsrund6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list