Fux

[fʊks]

/[fʊks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fux” is uncommon German (frequency #85,265 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,265
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein angehendes Mitglied einer Studentenverbindung

Key facts for Fux
PropertyValue
HeadwordFux
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʊks]
Letters3
Frequency rank#85,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fux” 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). Fux 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

Fux is uncommon German at frequency #85,265 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fʊks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein angehendes Mitglied einer Studentenverbindung".

Fux has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fux, spelled F-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein angehendes Mitglied einer Studentenverbindung

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 "Fux"?
"Fux" is spelled F-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is [fʊks].
What does "Fux" mean?
As a noun, "Fux" means: ein angehendes Mitglied einer Studentenverbindung
How do you pronounce "Fux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fux" is [fʊks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fux" come from?
"Fux" 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 “Fux”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fʊks] (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