Parfüm
[paʁˈfyːm]
The verdict
“Parfüm” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,020 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,020
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - konzentriertes, flüssiges Gemisch aus Duftstoffen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Parfüm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paʁˈfyːm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #20,020 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Parfüm” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Parfüm is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paʁˈfyːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,020 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "konzentriertes, flüssiges Gemisch aus Duftstoffen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Parfüm, with forms such as "aprfüm", "pafrüm", and "parffüm". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Parfüm, spelled P-A-R-F-Ü-M.
Definition
- 1konzentriertes, flüssiges Gemisch aus Duftstoffen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprfüm,pafrüm,parffüm,parfmü,parfümm,parrfüm,parüfm,pparfüm,prafüm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Parfüm - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Parfüm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-F-Ü-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paʁˈfyːm] (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
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.