Fürsprecher

[ˈfyːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçɐ]

/[ˈfyːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fürsprecher” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,525
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der sich für jemanden ausspricht/einsetzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fursprecher · Fürsprecher · German

Fürsprecher · rank #37,525 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,525
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH gadgets

Nearest frequency peer: gadgets (+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 „Fürsprecher“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Fürsprecher“ 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).

Fürsprecher vs Fürsprache
82% similar

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

Key facts for Fürsprecher
PropertyValue
HeadwordFürsprecher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfyːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,525
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fürsprecher“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fürsprecherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gadgets“ (#37,526), „fruit“ (#37,523), „Ganztagsschule“ (#37,527). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fürsprecher“ bei #37,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Fürsprecher (IPA [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,525 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fürsprecher, with forms such as "ffürsprecher", "früsprecher", and "fürpsrecher". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Fürsprache", 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 Fürsprecher, spelled F-Ü-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der sich für jemanden ausspricht/einsetzt
  2. 2
    Rechtsanwalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die evangelische Kirche will Fürsprecher des Lebens sein, gerade auch im Schwangerschaftskonflikt und in der Schwangerschaftskonfliktberatung.“
  2. „Denn während des Jahres 1788 gelang es Mary Rose, einige Fürsprecher zu gewinnen.“

Synonyms

AdvokatAnwaltDolmetschFürsprechRechtsanwalt

This word in other languages

intercessor(English)intercesor(Español)avocat(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffürsprecher
  • früsprecher
  • fürpsrecher
  • fürrsprecher
  • fürspercher
  • fürspprecher
  • fürsprceher
  • fürspreccher
  • fürsprecehr
  • fürsprecherr
  • fürsprechher
  • fürsprechre
  • fürsprehcer
  • fürsprrecher
  • fürsrpecher
  • fürssprecher
  • füsrprecher
  • üfrsprecher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffürsprecher1früsprecher2fürpsrecher2fürrsprecher1fürspercher2fürspprecher1fürsprceher2fürspreccher1
Edit distance from "Fürsprecher"

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 "Fürsprecher"?
"Fürsprecher" is spelled F-Ü-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçɐ].
What does "Fürsprecher" mean?
As a noun, "Fürsprecher" means: jemand, der sich für jemanden ausspricht/einsetzt
What words are commonly confused with "Fürsprecher"?
"Fürsprecher" is commonly confused with "Fürsprache". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fürsprecher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fürsprecher" is [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fürsprecher" come from?
"Fürsprecher" 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 "Fürsprecher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gesteuerten#37,539erschwerend#37,501ergänzenden#37,498enttäuschte#37,493

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Einwendungen18 variantseingewandert18 variantsimprovisiert18 variantsLebenskraft18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list