Futur

[fuˈtuːɐ̯]

/[fuˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Futur” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,946
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitform des Verbs, die Zukünftiges kennzeichnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-futur · Futur · German

Futur · rank #45,946 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,946
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fälscher

Nearest frequency peer: Fälscher (+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 „Futur“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Futur“ 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).

Futur vs Future
83% similar
Futur vs futures
57% similar
Futur vs für
20% similar

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

Key facts for Futur
PropertyValue
HeadwordFutur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fuˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,946
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Futur“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fälscher“ (#45,947), „Frühstückstisch“ (#45,944), „Föhr“ (#45,948). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Futur“ bei #45,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Futur (IPA [fuˈtuːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,946 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zeitform des Verbs, die Zukünftiges kennzeichnet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Futur, with forms such as "ffutur", "ftuur", and "futru". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Future", "futures", "für", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Futur, spelled F-U-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitform des Verbs, die Zukünftiges kennzeichnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Futur von „ich gehe“ ist „ich werde gehen“.
  2. „Es war das erste Mal, dass er das Futur verwendete, eine Frage stellte und so etwas wie Interesse an dem bekundete, was mit ihm geschah.“

Synonyms

Zukunft

Antonyms

ImperfektPräteritumVergangenheit

This word in other languages

future(English)futuro(Español)futur(Français)futuro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffutur
  • ftuur
  • futru
  • futtur
  • futurr
  • fuutr
  • uftur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffutur1ftuur2futru2futtur1futurr1fuutr2uftur2
Edit distance from "Futur"

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 "Futur"?
"Futur" is spelled F-U-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fuˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "Futur" mean?
As a noun, "Futur" means: Zeitform des Verbs, die Zukünftiges kennzeichnet
What words are commonly confused with "Futur"?
"Futur" is commonly confused with "Future", "futures", "für". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Futur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Futur" is [fuˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Futur" come from?
"Futur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gases#45,952Euter#45,912Gnome#45,998Egypt#45,876

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Grimma7 variantsdiary7 variantsdevot7 variantsdegli7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list