fürchtete

[ˈfʏʁçtətə]

/[ˈfʏʁçtətə]/ verb

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The verdict

“fürchtete” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,260. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,260
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fürchten

Corpus desk

Index DE-furchtete · fürchtete · German

fürchtete · rank #20,260 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,260
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH furchtbaren

Nearest frequency peer: furchtbaren (-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 „fürchtete“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fürchtete“ 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).

fürchtete vs fürchteten
90% similar
fürchtete vs fürchte
78% similar
fürchtete vs fürchten
78% similar

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

Key facts for fürchtete
PropertyValue
Headwordfürchtete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʏʁçtətə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,260
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fürchtete“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fürchteteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „furchtbaren“ (#20,259), „gegnerische“ (#20,261), „FS“ (#20,258). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fürchtete“ bei #20,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around fürchtete (IPA [ˈfʏʁçtətə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,260 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for fürchtete, with forms such as "ffürchtete", "früchtete", and "fücrhtete". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fürchteten", "fürchte", "fürchten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 fürchtete, spelled F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fürchten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fürchten
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fürchten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fürchten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffürchtete
  • früchtete
  • fücrhtete
  • fürcchtete
  • fürchette
  • fürchhtete
  • fürchteet
  • fürchtette
  • fürchttee
  • fürchttete
  • fürcthete
  • fürhctete
  • fürrchtete
  • üfrchtete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fürchtete - 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.

ffürchtete1früchtete2fücrhtete2fürcchtete1fürchette2fürchhtete1fürchteet2fürchtette1
Edit distance from "fürchtete"

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 "fürchtete"?
"fürchtete" is spelled F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏʁçtətə].
What does "fürchtete" mean?
As a verb, "fürchtete" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fürchten
What words are commonly confused with "fürchtete"?
"fürchtete" is commonly confused with "fürchteten", "fürchte", "fürchten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fürchtete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fürchtete" is [ˈfʏʁçtətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fürchtete" come from?
"fürchtete" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

genaueres#20,262Friedberg#20,256gesuchten#20,268Gewissens#20,272

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Friederike14 variantsgeschaffene14 variantsGibraltar14 variantsHeimspiele14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list