fünfjährig
[ˈfʏnfˌjɛːʁɪç]
The verdict
“fünfjährig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Alter von fünf Jahren erreicht habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-funfjahrig · fünfjährig · German
fünfjährig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fünfjährig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfʏnfˌjɛːʁɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fünfjährig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fünfjährig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʏnfˌjɛːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fünfjährig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fünfjährig, spelled F-Ü-N-F-J-Ä-H-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1ein Alter von fünf Jahren erreicht habend
- 2fünf Jahre dauernd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fünfjährig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein fünfjähriges Mädchen ist bei einem Autounfall auf dem östlichen Berliner Ring ums Leben gekommen.“
Nach fünfjähriger Amtszeit tritt die Politikerin aus persönlichen Gründen zurück.
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.