Fürwort
[ˈfyːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Fürwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fürsprache; Zuspruch; verbale Unterstützung
Corpus desk
Index DE-furwort · Fürwort · German
Fürwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fürwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fürwort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fürwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fürwort in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fürwort, spelled F-Ü-R-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Fürsprache; Zuspruch; verbale Unterstützung
- 2deutsche Bezeichnung für Pronomen; es handelt sich bei Fürwörtern um eine Wortart, deren Wörter ein anderes Wort (meist ein Nomen) oder ein Satzglied im Satz in gleicher Funktion ersetzen kann.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fürwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie erhielten deutliche Fürworte.
„Er“ in „Er ist groß“ ist ein Fürwort.
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.