Fürstenau

[ˈfʏʁstənaʊ̯]

/[ˈfʏʁstənaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Fürstenau” is uncommon German (frequency #80,390 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,390
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Name mehrerer Orte im deutschen Sprachraum und den ehemaligen deutschen Ostgebieten

Key facts for Fürstenau
PropertyValue
HeadwordFürstenau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈfʏʁstənaʊ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fürstenau” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fürstenau lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fürstenau is uncommon German at frequency #80,390 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈfʏʁstənaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Name mehrerer Orte im deutschen Sprachraum und den ehemaligen deutschen Ostgebieten".

Fürstenau has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Fürstenau, spelled F-Ü-R-S-T-E-N-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Name mehrerer Orte im deutschen Sprachraum und den ehemaligen deutschen Ostgebieten

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 "Fürstenau"?
"Fürstenau" is spelled F-Ü-R-S-T-E-N-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏʁstənaʊ̯].
What does "Fürstenau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fürstenau" means: Name mehrerer Orte im deutschen Sprachraum und den ehemaligen deutschen Ostgebieten
How do you pronounce "Fürstenau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fürstenau" is [ˈfʏʁstənaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fürstenau" come from?
"Fürstenau" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Fürstenau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-Ü-R-S-T-E-N-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfʏʁstənaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list