furchterregend

[ˈfʊʁçtʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡənt]

/[ˈfʊʁçtʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“furchterregend” is uncommon German (frequency #95,585 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,585
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass man davor Angst bekommt; den Sprecher ängstigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-furchterregend · furchterregend · German

furchterregend · rank #95,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,585
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH funktionales

Nearest frequency peer: funktionales (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „furchterregend“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „furchterregend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for furchterregend
PropertyValue
Headwordfurchterregend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʊʁçtʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡənt]
Letters14
Frequency rank#95,585
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „furchterregend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.furchterregendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „funktionales“ (#95,584), „Fussel“ (#95,586), „Frühlingsrollen“ (#95,583). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „furchterregend“ bei #95,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

furchterregend is uncommon German at frequency #95,585 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʊʁçtʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass man davor Angst bekommt; den Sprecher ängstigend".

furchterregend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is furchterregend, spelled F-U-R-C-H-T-E-R-R-E-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man davor Angst bekommt; den Sprecher ängstigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Künstler erstellt detailgetreue Nachbauten von furchterregenden Dinosauriern.

Synonyms

angsterregendangsteinflößendfurchteinflößendfürchterlichgruseligschaurig

This word in other languages

terrifying(English)medonho(Português)

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 "furchterregend"?
"furchterregend" is spelled F-U-R-C-H-T-E-R-R-E-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊʁçtʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡənt].
What does "furchterregend" mean?
As an adjective, "furchterregend" means: so, dass man davor Angst bekommt; den Sprecher ängstigend
How do you pronounce "furchterregend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furchterregend" is [ˈfʊʁçtʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furchterregend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fortzupflanzen#95,569Geschichtswerk#95,632Elektrogeräten#95,490Einbürgerungen#95,471

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list