Fürsprache
German, noun/ˈfyːrˌʃpraːxə/
Fürsprache is spelled F-Ü-R-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,795th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fürsprache is a German feminine noun meaning “good word; recommendation; advocacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bemühung zugunsten einer anderen Person”.
What does Fürsprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegood word; recommendation; advocacy
Ich werde schon Fürsprache für ihn einlegen.
- 2
feminineintercession of a saint
Auf die Fürsprache der Heiligen Jungfrau und Gottesmutter bitten wir Dich, Herr...
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bemühung zugunsten einer anderen Person
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fürsprache
- Fürsprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fürsprache?
- /ˈfyːrˌʃpraːxə/
- [ˈfyɐ̯ˌʃpʁäːχə]
- [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fürsprache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fürsprache in German?
Fürsprache appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).