fürchteten

[ˈfʏʁçtətn̩]

/[ˈfʏʁçtətn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“fürchteten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,056. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,056
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-furchteten · fürchteten · German

fürchteten · rank #33,056 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,056
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH futsch

Nearest frequency peer: futsch (-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 „fürchteten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fürchteten“ 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).

fürchteten vs fürchten
80% similar
fürchteten vs fürchtet
80% similar
fürchteten vs fürchtete
90% similar

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

Key facts for fürchteten
PropertyValue
Headwordfürchteten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʏʁçtətn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,056
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fürchteten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fürchtetenliegt 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: „futsch“ (#33,055), „fusses“ (#33,054), „fundierten“ (#33,053). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fürchteten“ bei #33,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around fürchteten (IPA [ˈfʏʁçtətn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,056 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for fürchteten, with forms such as "ffürchteten", "früchteten", and "fücrhteten". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fürchten", "fürchtet", "fürchtete", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 fürchteten, spelled F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffürchteten
  • früchteten
  • fücrhteten
  • fürcchteten
  • fürchetten
  • fürchhteten
  • fürchteetn
  • fürchtetenn
  • fürchtetne
  • fürchtetten
  • fürchtteen
  • fürchtteten
  • fürctheten
  • fürhcteten
  • fürrchteten
  • üfrchteten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fürchteten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffürchteten1früchteten2fücrhteten2fürcchteten1fürchetten2fürchhteten1fürchteetn2fürchtetenn1
Edit distance from "fürchteten"

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 "fürchteten"?
"fürchteten" is spelled F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏʁçtətn̩].
What does "fürchteten" mean?
As a verb, "fürchteten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fürchten
What words are commonly confused with "fürchteten"?
"fürchteten" is commonly confused with "fürchten", "fürchtet", "fürchtete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fürchteten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fürchteten" is [ˈfʏʁçtətn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fürchteten" come from?
"fürchteten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fundierten#33,053expression#33,031geselligen#33,083Erhöhungen#33,028

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Gedenkfeier16 variantsgeschiedene16 variantsgeschwollen16 variantsGesetzbuch16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list