fürwahr

[fyːɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯]

/[fyːɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯]/ adv

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The verdict

“fürwahr” is uncommon German (frequency #57,003 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,003
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Tat, wirklich

Corpus desk

Index DE-furwahr · fürwahr · German

fürwahr · rank #57,003 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,003
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fünfeinhalb

Nearest frequency peer: fünfeinhalb (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fürwahr“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fürwahr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fürwahr
PropertyValue
Headwordfürwahr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[fyːɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,003
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fürwahr“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fürwahrfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fünfeinhalb“ (#57,001), „gain“ (#57,005), „ganztags“ (#57,006). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fürwahr“ bei #57,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fürwahr is uncommon German at frequency #57,003 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [fyːɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Tat, wirklich".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fürwahr, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fürwahr, spelled F-Ü-R-W-A-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Tat, wirklich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Fürwahr, Daniel beherrscht die Klarinette sehr.

Synonyms

wahrhaftigtatsächlichwahrlichin der Tatbei Gott

This word in other languages

forsooth(English)en vérité(Français)

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 "fürwahr"?
"fürwahr" is spelled F-Ü-R-W-A-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fyːɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯].
What does "fürwahr" mean?
As an adverb, "fürwahr" means: in der Tat, wirklich
How do you pronounce "fürwahr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fürwahr" is [fyːɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fürwahr" come from?
"fürwahr" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fürwahr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fällung#56,997flachem#56,981Grabung#57,042greifst#57,048

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list