fünfundvierzig

[ˈfʏnfʔʊntˌfɪʁt͡sɪç]

/[ˈfʏnfʔʊntˌfɪʁt͡sɪç]/ num

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The verdict

“fünfundvierzig” is uncommon German (frequency #87,720 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,720
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen vierundvierzig und sechsundvierzig, welche mit dem Zahlzeichen 45 dargestellt wird

Key facts for fünfundvierzig
PropertyValue
Headwordfünfundvierzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈfʏnfʔʊntˌfɪʁt͡sɪç]
Letters14
Frequency rank#87,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fünfundvierzig” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fünfundvierzig lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fünfundvierzig is uncommon German at frequency #87,720 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈfʏnfʔʊntˌfɪʁt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kardinalzahl zwischen vierundvierzig und sechsundvierzig, welche mit dem Zahlzeichen 45 dargestellt wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fünfundvierzig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fünfundvierzig, spelled F-Ü-N-F-U-N-D-V-I-E-R-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen vierundvierzig und sechsundvierzig, welche mit dem Zahlzeichen 45 dargestellt wird

This word in other languages

forty-five(English)quarante-cinq(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 "fünfundvierzig"?
"fünfundvierzig" is spelled F-Ü-N-F-U-N-D-V-I-E-R-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏnfʔʊntˌfɪʁt͡sɪç].
What does "fünfundvierzig" mean?
As a numeral, "fünfundvierzig" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen vierundvierzig und sechsundvierzig, welche mit dem Zahlzeichen 45 dargestellt wird
How do you pronounce "fünfundvierzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fünfundvierzig" is [ˈfʏnfʔʊntˌfɪʁt͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fünfundvierzig" come from?
"fünfundvierzig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “fünfundvierzig”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-Ü-N-F-U-N-D-V-I-E-R-Z-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfʏnfʔʊntˌfɪʁt͡sɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list