Fütterung

[ˈfʏtəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈfʏtəʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Fütterung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,422
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Versorgung von einem oder mehreren Tieren mit Nahrung (= Futter)

Corpus desk

Index DE-futterung · Fütterung · German

Fütterung · rank #26,422 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,422
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fäuste

Nearest frequency peer: Fäuste (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fütterung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Fütterung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fütterung vs füttern
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Fütterung
PropertyValue
HeadwordFütterung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʏtəʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,422
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fütterung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fütterungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fäuste“ (#26,421), „fängst“ (#26,420), „Gebirges“ (#26,424). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fütterung“ bei #26,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Fütterung (IPA [ˈfʏtəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,422 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fütterung, with forms such as "ffütterung", "ftüterung", and "füterung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "füttern", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Fütterung, spelled F-Ü-T-T-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Versorgung von einem oder mehreren Tieren mit Nahrung (= Futter)
  2. 2
    das wärmende Fleece in einer Jacke, einem Mantel oder einem Schlafsack, was unter dem Futter eingenäht ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Fütterungvon Wild im Winter durch Jäger ist in Deutschland umstritten.
  2. In einem dritten Versuch kombinierte Pawlow die Fütterung mit dem Klingelzeichen, und auch hier war eine vermehrte Speichelbildung zu beobachten.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffütterung
  • ftüterung
  • füterung
  • fütetrung
  • fütternug
  • fütterrung
  • fütterugn
  • fütterungg
  • fütterunng
  • fütteurng
  • füttreung
  • üftterung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fütterung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffütterung1ftüterung2füterung1fütetrung2fütternug2fütterrung1fütterugn2fütterungg1
Edit distance from "Fütterung"

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 "Fütterung"?
"Fütterung" is spelled F-Ü-T-T-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏtəʁʊŋ].
What does "Fütterung" mean?
As a noun, "Fütterung" means: die Versorgung von einem oder mehreren Tieren mit Nahrung (= Futter)
What words are commonly confused with "Fütterung"?
"Fütterung" is commonly confused with "füttern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fütterung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fütterung" is [ˈfʏtəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fütterung" come from?
"Fütterung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list