Fünfeck

[ˈfʏnfˌʔɛk]

/[ˈfʏnfˌʔɛk]/ noun

The verdict

“Fünfeck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geometrische Figur mit fünf Ecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-funfeck · Fünfeck · German

Fünfeck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Fünfeck
PropertyValue
HeadwordFünfeck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʏnfˌʔɛk]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fünfeck“ im Deutschen

Fünfeckschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fünfeck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʏnfˌʔɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geometrische Figur mit fünf Ecken".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fünfeck, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fünfeck, spelled F-Ü-N-F-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    geometrische Figur mit fünf Ecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einen Grundriss in Form eines Fünfecks hat beispielsweise das Gebäude des Verteidigungsministeriums der USA und wird deshalb „Pentagon“ genannt.
  2. „Hippasos hat am Pentagramm (der Überlieferung nach am Dodekaeder, das aus 12 Fünfecken zusammengesetzt ist) das erste inkommensurable Verhältnis gesehen.“

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fünfeck"?
"Fünfeck" is spelled F-Ü-N-F-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏnfˌʔɛk].
What does "Fünfeck" mean?
As a noun, "Fünfeck" means: geometrische Figur mit fünf Ecken
How do you pronounce "Fünfeck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fünfeck" is [ˈfʏnfˌʔɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fünfeck" come from?
"Fünfeck" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list