Pfusch

[p͡fʊʃ]

/[p͡fʊʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pfusch” is uncommon German (frequency #60,907 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,907
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlechte, nachlässig oder bewusst mangelhaft ausgeführte Arbeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-pfusch · Pfusch · German

Pfusch · rank #60,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,907
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pflanzlich

Nearest frequency peer: pflanzlich (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pfusch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pfusch
PropertyValue
HeadwordPfusch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[p͡fʊʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,907
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfusch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pflanzlich“ (#60,906), „Petersdom“ (#60,905), „Philologen“ (#60,909). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pfusch“ bei #60,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pfusch is uncommon German at frequency #60,907 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [p͡fʊʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Pfusch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pfusch, spelled P-F-U-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlechte, nachlässig oder bewusst mangelhaft ausgeführte Arbeit
  2. 2
    Schwarzarbeit, illegales Beschäftigungsverhältnis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die ganze Brigade war so betrunken, dass sie nur Pfusch fabrizierten.
  2. Manchmal wird mit Absicht Pfusch gemacht, um die Kosten zu Lasten der Sicherheit zu senken.

Synonyms

liederlichausgeführteArbeitStümpereiPfuscharbeitPfuschereiSchluderarbeitSchludereiSudelarbeitSudeleiMurksSchusterarbeitPrudeleiFudeleiHudeleiSchwarzarbeit

Antonyms

Qualitätsarbeit

This word in other languages

botch-up(English)chapuza(Español)

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 "Pfusch"?
"Pfusch" is spelled P-F-U-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [p͡fʊʃ].
What does "Pfusch" mean?
As a noun, "Pfusch" means: schlechte, nachlässig oder bewusst mangelhaft ausgeführte Arbeit
How do you pronounce "Pfusch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pfusch" is [p͡fʊʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pfusch" come from?
"Pfusch" 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 "Pfusch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pappel#60,895prints#60,920Rapsöl#60,932oceans#60,878

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list