furchtbarer

[ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁɐ]

/[ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“furchtbarer” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,780
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-furchtbarer · furchtbarer · German

furchtbarer · rank #35,780 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,780
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freistadt

Nearest frequency peer: Freistadt (-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 „furchtbarer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „furchtbarer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

furchtbarer vs furchtbares
91% similar
furchtbarer vs furchtbar
82% similar
furchtbarer vs furchtbare
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for furchtbarer
PropertyValue
Headwordfurchtbarer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,780
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „furchtbarer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).furchtbarerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Freistadt“ (#35,779), „Fördergelder“ (#35,781), „Freilichtmuseum“ (#35,778). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „furchtbarer“ bei #35,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around furchtbarer (IPA [ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,780 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for furchtbarer, with forms such as "ffurchtbarer", "fruchtbarer", and "fucrhtbarer". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "furchtbares", "furchtbar", "furchtbare", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is furchtbarer, spelled F-U-R-C-H-T-B-A-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffurchtbarer
  • fruchtbarer
  • fucrhtbarer
  • furcchtbarer
  • furchbtarer
  • furchhtbarer
  • furchtabrer
  • furchtbaerr
  • furchtbarerr
  • furchtbarrer
  • furchtbbarer
  • furchtbraer
  • furchttbarer
  • furcthbarer
  • furhctbarer
  • furrchtbarer
  • ufrchtbarer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of furchtbarer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffurchtbarer1fruchtbarer2fucrhtbarer2furcchtbarer1furchbtarer2furchhtbarer1furchtabrer2furchtbaerr2
Edit distance from "furchtbarer"

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 "furchtbarer"?
"furchtbarer" is spelled F-U-R-C-H-T-B-A-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁɐ].
What does "furchtbarer" mean?
As an adjective, "furchtbarer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar
What words are commonly confused with "furchtbarer"?
"furchtbarer" is commonly confused with "furchtbares", "furchtbar", "furchtbare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "furchtbarer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furchtbarer" is [ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furchtbarer" come from?
"furchtbarer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "furchtbarer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gastgeberin#35,783gemütliches#35,788Geschmäcker#35,798geschützter#35,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

erhebliches17 variantseingesteckt17 variantshochgezogen17 variantsEigentümerin17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list