Fürsorgepflicht

[ˈfyːɐ̯zɔʁɡəˌp͡flɪçt]

/[ˈfyːɐ̯zɔʁɡəˌp͡flɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fürsorgepflicht” is uncommon German (frequency #72,445 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,445
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rechtlich geregelte und/oder moralisch empfundene Aufgabe, sich um das Wohlergehen Abhängiger/Untergebener zu kümmern

Corpus desk

Index DE-fursorgepflicht · Fürsorgepflicht · German

Fürsorgepflicht · rank #72,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,445
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ganter

Nearest frequency peer: Ganter (+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 „Fürsorgepflicht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fürsorgepflicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordFürsorgepflicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfyːɐ̯zɔʁɡəˌp͡flɪçt]
Letters15
Frequency rank#72,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fürsorgepflicht“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fürsorgepflichtfällt 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: „Ganter“ (#72,446), „Gardine“ (#72,447), „Geck“ (#72,448). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fürsorgepflicht“ bei #72,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fürsorgepflicht is uncommon German at frequency #72,445 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfyːɐ̯zɔʁɡəˌp͡flɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rechtlich geregelte und/oder moralisch empfundene Aufgabe, sich um das Wohlergehen Abhängiger/Untergebener zu kümmern".

Zero misspellings are on record for Fürsorgepflicht in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fürsorgepflicht, spelled F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-E-P-F-L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechtlich geregelte und/oder moralisch empfundene Aufgabe, sich um das Wohlergehen Abhängiger/Untergebener zu kümmern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Aber die Fürsorgepflicht in dieser Sache setzt sich dann am Ende doch nicht gegenüber den Geschäftsinteressen durch - man beschließt, das Thema zu vertagen.“

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 "Fürsorgepflicht"?
"Fürsorgepflicht" is spelled F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-E-P-F-L-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfyːɐ̯zɔʁɡəˌp͡flɪçt].
What does "Fürsorgepflicht" mean?
As a noun, "Fürsorgepflicht" means: rechtlich geregelte und/oder moralisch empfundene Aufgabe, sich um das Wohlergehen Abhängiger/Untergebener zu kümmern
How do you pronounce "Fürsorgepflicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fürsorgepflicht" is [ˈfyːɐ̯zɔʁɡəˌp͡flɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fürsorgepflicht" come from?
"Fürsorgepflicht" 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 "Fürsorgepflicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Freiheitsentzug#72,436Gewichtsabnahme#72,475gleichzustellen#72,484explosionsartig#72,387

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list