Pfund

[p͡fʊnt]

/[p͡fʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pfund” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,016
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßeinheit der Masse für zirka beziehungsweise genau 500 Gramm

Corpus desk

Index DE-pfund · Pfund · German

Pfund · rank #5,016 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,016
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH organisieren

Nearest frequency peer: organisieren (-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 „Pfund“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pfund“ 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).

Pfund vs Punk
60% similar
Pfund vs Pfunde
83% similar
Pfund vs Pfad
60% similar

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

Key facts for Pfund
PropertyValue
HeadwordPfund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[p͡fʊnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,016
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pfund“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „organisieren“ (#5,015), „Profis“ (#5,017), „noten“ (#5,014). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pfund“ bei #5,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Pfund (IPA [p͡fʊnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,016 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pfund, with forms such as "fpund", "pffund", and "pfnud". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Punk", "Pfunde", "Pfad", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pfund, spelled P-F-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßeinheit der Masse für zirka beziehungsweise genau 500 Gramm
  2. 2
    453,59237 Gramm
  3. 3
    Währungseinheit verschiedener Staaten
  4. 4
    Fähigkeit/Talent als Maß

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Oma sollte damals ein halbes Pfund Butter kaufen, und das war Luxus!
  2. Ja, ein Pfund Äpfel und 5 Pfund Kartoffeln hätte ich auch noch gerne.

Synonyms

KilogrammKiloPfund SterlingSterling

This word in other languages

pound(English)libra(Español)livre(Français)libra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fpund
  • pffund
  • pfnud
  • pfudn
  • pfundd
  • pfunnd
  • ppfund
  • pufnd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fpund2pffund1pfnud2pfudn2pfundd1pfunnd1ppfund1pufnd2
Edit distance from "Pfund"

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 "Pfund"?
"Pfund" is spelled P-F-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [p͡fʊnt].
What does "Pfund" mean?
As a noun, "Pfund" means: Maßeinheit der Masse für zirka beziehungsweise genau 500 Gramm
What words are commonly confused with "Pfund"?
"Pfund" is commonly confused with "Punk", "Pfunde", "Pfad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pfund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pfund" is [p͡fʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pfund" come from?
"Pfund" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

noten#5,014Köpfe#5,006Tante#5,030Tirol#5,032

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Massen8 variantsSophie8 variantswarnt8 variantsFresse8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list