fünfzehn
[ˈfʏnft͡seːn]
The verdict
“fünfzehn” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,876
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen vierzehn und sechzehn
Corpus desk
Index DE-funfzehn · fünfzehn · German
fünfzehn · rank #11,876 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #11,876
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH freundlicher
Nearest frequency peer: freundlicher (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “fünfzehn”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Freibad
Freibad
88,128 corpus weight
- Freiburger
Freiburger
88,127 corpus weight
- freundlicher
freundlicher
88,126 corpus weight
- fünfzehn
fünfzehn
88,125 corpus weight
- garde
garde
88,124 corpus weight
- Gasthaus
Gasthaus
88,123 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fünfzehn” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | fünfzehn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈfʏnft͡seːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #11,876 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fünfzehn” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around fünfzehn (IPA [ˈfʏnft͡seːn]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #11,876 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for fünfzehn, with forms such as "ffünfzehn", "fnüfzehn", and "füfnzehn". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fünften", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fünfzehn, spelled F-Ü-N-F-Z-E-H-N.
Definition
- 1die Kardinalzahl zwischen vierzehn und sechzehn
- 2kurz für „fünfzehn Jahre (alt)“
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fünfzehn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Wort „fünfzehnhundert“ hat fünfzehn Buchstaben.
„Die Analphabetenquote liegt zum Beispiel bei über fünfzehn Prozent, und über 1,3 Milliarden Chinesen können immer noch nicht das Wort »Reis« aussprechen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffünfzehn
- fnüfzehn
- füfnzehn
- fünfezhn
- fünffzehn
- fünfzehhn
- fünfzehnn
- fünfzenh
- fünfzhen
- fünfzzehn
- fünnfzehn
- fünzfehn
- üfnfzehn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fünfzehn - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fünfzehn", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "fünften". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,876 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.