-furth
[-fʊʁt]
The verdict
“-furth” 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
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang
Corpus desk
Index DE-furth · -furth · German
-furth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | -furth |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [-fʊʁt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-furth“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-furth 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".
-furth 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is -furth, spelled --F-U-R-T-H.
Definition
- 1Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -furth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bad Salzdetfurth, Ebenfurth, Langfurth, Ringfurth
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.