fünftel
[ˈfʏnftl̩]
The verdict
“fünftel” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,551
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einem von fünf gleich großen Teilen bestehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-funftel · fünftel · German
fünftel · rank #18,551 · 11 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,551
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fälschlicherw…
Nearest frequency peer: fälschlicherweise (-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 „fünftel“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- fresh
fresh
81,453 corpus weight
- freudig
freudig
81,452 corpus weight
- fälschliche…
fälschlicherweise
81,451 corpus weight
- fünftel
fünftel
81,450 corpus weight
- Gatten
Gatten
81,449 corpus weight
- gebissen
gebissen
81,448 corpus weight
What this shows „fünftel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fünftel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfʏnftl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,551 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fünftel“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around fünftel (IPA [ˈfʏnftl̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,551 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus einem von fünf gleich großen Teilen bestehend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fünftel, with forms such as "ffünftel", "fnüftel", and "füfntel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fünften", "fünfter", "fünftes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fünftel, spelled F-Ü-N-F-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1aus einem von fünf gleich großen Teilen bestehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fünftel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Gramm Magnesiumsulfat enthält etwa ein fünftel Gramm Magnesium.
Diese Trinkgläser fassen ein fünftel Liter Flüssigkeit.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffünftel
- fnüftel
- füfntel
- fünfetl
- fünfftel
- fünftell
- fünftle
- fünfttel
- fünnftel
- füntfel
- üfnftel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fünftel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fünftel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).