fünffach

[ˈfʏnfˌfax]

/[ˈfʏnfˌfax]/ num

The verdict

“fünffach” is uncommon German (frequency #92,933 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,933
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fünfmal so oft oder so viel

Corpus desk

Index DE-funffach · fünffach · German

fünffach · rank #92,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,933
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fünfstellige

Nearest frequency peer: fünfstellige (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fünffach“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fünffach
PropertyValue
Headwordfünffach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈfʏnfˌfax]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fünffach“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fünffachfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fünfstellige“ (#92,934), „Futterpflanzen“ (#92,931), „fürstlicher“ (#92,936). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fünffach“ bei #92,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fünffach is uncommon German at frequency #92,933 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈfʏnfˌfax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fünfmal so oft oder so viel".

No generated misspelling entries exist for fünffach in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 fünffach, spelled F-Ü-N-F-F-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    fünfmal so oft oder so viel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Karl ist jetzt fünffacher Vater.

This word in other languages

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 "fünffach"?
"fünffach" is spelled F-Ü-N-F-F-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏnfˌfax].
What does "fünffach" mean?
As a numeral, "fünffach" means: fünfmal so oft oder so viel
How do you pronounce "fünffach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fünffach" is [ˈfʏnfˌfax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fünffach" come from?
"fünffach" 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 "fünffach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list