fürs Erste
[fyːɐ̯s ˈeːɐ̯stə]
The verdict
“fürs Erste” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erst einmal; eine Aussage wird mit dieser Redewendung so eingeschränkt, dass sie später noch einmal überarbeitet werden könnte. Es wird also keine endgültige Lösung vorgestellt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fürs Erste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [fyːɐ̯s ˈeːɐ̯stə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fürs Erste” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fürs Erste is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fyːɐ̯s ˈeːɐ̯stə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "erst einmal; eine Aussage wird mit dieser Redewendung so eingeschränkt, dass sie später noch einmal überarbeitet werden könnte. Es wird also keine endgültige Lösung vorgestellt".
No misspelling variants are generated for fürs Erste in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fürs Erste, spelled F-Ü-R-S- -E-R-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1erst einmal; eine Aussage wird mit dieser Redewendung so eingeschränkt, dass sie später noch einmal überarbeitet werden könnte. Es wird also keine endgültige Lösung vorgestellt
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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.
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Using “fürs Erste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-Ü-R-S- -E-R-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fyːɐ̯s ˈeːɐ̯stə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.