Fux

[fʊks]

/[fʊks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fux” is uncommon German (frequency #85,265 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,265
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein angehendes Mitglied einer Studentenverbindung

Corpus desk

Index DE-fux · Fux · German

Fux · rank #85,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,265
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fütterst

Nearest frequency peer: fütterst (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fux“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fux“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fux
PropertyValue
HeadwordFux
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʊks]
Letters3
Frequency rank#85,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fux“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fuxfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fütterst“ (#85,267), „fusionierten“ (#85,262), „Funkverbindung“ (#85,261). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fux“ bei #85,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fux is uncommon German at frequency #85,265 among 3,474 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dieser Fux hat zu viel getrunken.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gos#85,314ett#85,198EKZ#85,173hoy#85,382

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list