fütterte

[ˈfʏtɐtə]

/[ˈfʏtɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“fütterte” is uncommon German (frequency #83,986 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,986
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füttern

Key facts for fütterte
PropertyValue
Headwordfütterte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʏtɐtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,986
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fütterte” 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). fütterte lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

fütterte is uncommon German at frequency #83,986 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʏtɐtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for fütterte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fütterte, spelled F-Ü-T-T-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füttern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füttern
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füttern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füttern

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 "fütterte"?
"fütterte" is spelled F-Ü-T-T-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏtɐtə].
What does "fütterte" mean?
As a verb, "fütterte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füttern
How do you pronounce "fütterte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fütterte" is [ˈfʏtɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fütterte" come from?
"fütterte" 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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Using “fütterte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-Ü-T-T-E-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfʏtɐtə] (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