-furt
[-fʊʁt]
The verdict
“-furt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang
Corpus desk
Index DE-furt · -furt · German
-furt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -furt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [-fʊʁt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-furt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-furt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [-fʊʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang".
-furt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is -furt, spelled --F-U-R-T.
Definition
- 1Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -furt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Burgsteinfurt, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Kirchentellinsfurt, Schweinfurt
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.