Pferden

/[ˈp͡feːɐ̯dn̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,434

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Pferden is aGermannoun. It means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pferd Pronounced [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dn̩]. It ranks #9,434 in German word frequency. Often confused with Pforten and Pferdes.

Key facts for Pferden
PropertyValue
HeadwordPferden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡feːɐ̯dn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,434
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Pferden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Pferden is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,434 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pferd".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Pferden, with forms such as "fperden", "pefrden", and "pfedren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Pforten", "Pferdes", "Pferd", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Pferden, spelled P-F-E-R-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pferd

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fperden,pefrden,pfedren,pferdden,pferdenn,pferdne,pferedn,pferrden,pfferden,pfreden,ppferden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Pferden

Misspelling Variants of "Pferden"

fperden7pefrden7pfedren7pferdden8pferdenn8pferdne7pferedn7pferrden8
Misspelling Variants of "Pferden"

Frequency rank: #9,434 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pferden"?
"Pferden" is spelled P-F-E-R-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dn̩].
What does "Pferden" mean?
As a noun, "Pferden" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pferd
What words are commonly confused with "Pferden"?
"Pferden" is commonly confused with "Pforten", "Pferdes", "Pferd". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pferden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pferden" is [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pferden" come from?
"Pferden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.