fünfte

[ˈfʏnftə]

/[ˈfʏnftə]/ num

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The verdict

“fünfte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,062
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach dem beziehungsweise der vierten kommend; dem, der beziehungsweise des sechsten vorausgehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-funfte · fünfte · German

fünfte · rank #6,062 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,062
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gastgeber

Nearest frequency peer: Gastgeber (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fünfte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fünfte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fünfte vs Funke
33% similar
fünfte vs funkt
50% similar
fünfte vs funzt
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fünfte
PropertyValue
Headwordfünfte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈfʏnftə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,062
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fünfte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fünfteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gastgeber“ (#6,063), „fliehen“ (#6,060), „Gefangenen“ (#6,064). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fünfte“ bei #6,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fünfte (IPA [ˈfʏnftə]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #6,062 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nach dem beziehungsweise der vierten kommend; dem, der beziehungsweise des sechsten vorausgehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fünfte, with forms such as "ffünfte", "fnüfte", and "füfnte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Funke", "funkt", "funzt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fünfte, spelled F-Ü-N-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach dem beziehungsweise der vierten kommend; dem, der beziehungsweise des sechsten vorausgehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ist das schon dein fünftes Bier heute Abend?
  2. Golf V ist die Bezeichnung für die fünfte Baureihe des VW Golf.

This word in other languages

fifth(English)quinto(Español)cinquième(Français)quinto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffünfte
  • fnüfte
  • füfnte
  • fünfet
  • fünffte
  • fünftte
  • fünnfte
  • füntfe
  • üfnfte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fünfte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffünfte1fnüfte2füfnte2fünfet2fünffte1fünftte1fünnfte1füntfe2
Edit distance from "fünfte"

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 "fünfte"?
"fünfte" is spelled F-Ü-N-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏnftə].
What does "fünfte" mean?
As a numeral, "fünfte" means: nach dem beziehungsweise der vierten kommend; dem, der beziehungsweise des sechsten vorausgehend
What words are commonly confused with "fünfte"?
"fünfte" is commonly confused with "Funke", "funkt", "funzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fünfte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fünfte" is [ˈfʏnftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fünfte" come from?
"fünfte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gehöre#6,066Handys#6,071Becken#6,040mauern#6,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

feierte9 variantsgenauen9 variantsgewollt9 variantsNotfall9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list