fünftausend

[ˈfʏnfˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]

/[ˈfʏnfˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]/ num

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The verdict

“fünftausend” is uncommon German (frequency #73,511 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,511
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen 4999 und 5001; fünfzig mal hundert

Corpus desk

Index DE-funftausend · fünftausend · German

fünftausend · rank #73,511 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,511
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH föderale

Nearest frequency peer: föderale (-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 „fünftausend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fünftausend
PropertyValue
Headwordfünftausend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈfʏnfˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fünftausend“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fünftausendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „föderale“ (#73,510), „Fürbitte“ (#73,512), „funkel“ (#73,508). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fünftausend“ bei #73,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fünftausend is uncommon German at frequency #73,511 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈfʏnfˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kardinalzahl zwischen 4999 und 5001; fünfzig mal hundert".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fünftausend, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is fünftausend, spelled F-Ü-N-F-T-A-U-S-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen 4999 und 5001; fünfzig mal hundert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Fast fünftausend Menschen unterzogen sich dieser Operation, bevor sich herausstellte, dass die Haltbarkeit der Gehirne nicht mit einem natürlichen Gehirn mithalten konnte.“

This word in other languages

cinq-mille(Français)

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 "fünftausend"?
"fünftausend" is spelled F-Ü-N-F-T-A-U-S-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏnfˌtaʊ̯zn̩t].
What does "fünftausend" mean?
As a numeral, "fünftausend" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen 4999 und 5001; fünfzig mal hundert
How do you pronounce "fünftausend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fünftausend" is [ˈfʏnfˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fünftausend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list