fünfzehnjährig

[ˈfʏnft͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç]

/[ˈfʏnft͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“fünfzehnjährig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fünfzehn (15) Jahre dauernd, 15 Jahre alt

Corpus desk

Index DE-funfzehnjahrig · fünfzehnjährig · German

fünfzehnjährig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for fünfzehnjährig
PropertyValue
Headwordfünfzehnjährig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʏnft͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fünfzehnjährig” sits in German frequency

fünfzehnjährig falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fünfzehnjährig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʏnft͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fünfzehn (15) Jahre dauernd, 15 Jahre alt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for fünfzehnjährig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 fünfzehnjährig, spelled F-Ü-N-F-Z-E-H-N-J-Ä-H-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    fünfzehn (15) Jahre dauernd, 15 Jahre alt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In mancher Hinsicht war das fünfzehnjährige demokratische Intermezzo bei all seinen Problemen dennoch zukunftsweisend, und zwar nicht nur für Deutschland.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fünfzehnjährig"?
"fünfzehnjährig" is spelled F-Ü-N-F-Z-E-H-N-J-Ä-H-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏnft͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç].
What does "fünfzehnjährig" mean?
As an adjective, "fünfzehnjährig" means: fünfzehn (15) Jahre dauernd, 15 Jahre alt
How do you pronounce "fünfzehnjährig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fünfzehnjährig" is [ˈfʏnft͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fünfzehnjährig" come from?
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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