fünfzehnte
[ˈfʏnfˌt͡seːntə]
The verdict
“fünfzehnte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach dem beziehungsweise der vierzehnten kommend; dem sechzehnten vorausgehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-funfzehnte · fünfzehnte · German
fünfzehnte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fünfzehnte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈfʏnfˌt͡seːntə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fünfzehnte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fünfzehnte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈfʏnfˌt͡seːntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach dem beziehungsweise der vierzehnten kommend; dem sechzehnten vorausgehend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fünfzehnte, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fünfzehnte, spelled F-Ü-N-F-Z-E-H-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1nach dem beziehungsweise der vierzehnten kommend; dem sechzehnten vorausgehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fünfzehnte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie erblickte am 2. November 1755 als letzte Tochter und fünfzehntes Kind von Maria Theresia und Kaiser Franz I. Stephan von Lothringen in Wien das Licht der Welt und erhielt die Namen Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, Erzherzogin von Österreich.
„Um die Mitte des fünfzehnten Jahrhunderts machten die Wissenschaften unter dem Schutze Alfons V. von Aragonien keine unbedeutenden Fortschritte.“
This word in other languages
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.