Fünfling
[ˈfʏnflɪŋ]
The verdict
“Fünfling” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einer von fünf zur gleichen Zeit ausgetragenen und geborenen Nachkommen der gleichen Mutter
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fünfling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʏnflɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fünfling” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fünfling is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʏnflɪŋ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einer von fünf zur gleichen Zeit ausgetragenen und geborenen Nachkommen der gleichen Mutter".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fünfling in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fünfling, spelled F-Ü-N-F-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1einer von fünf zur gleichen Zeit ausgetragenen und geborenen Nachkommen der gleichen Mutter
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fünfling”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-Ü-N-F-L-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʏnflɪŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.