Pfützen

[ˈp͡fʏt͡sn̩]

/[ˈp͡fʏt͡sn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pfützen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,510
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pfütze

Corpus desk

Index DE-pfutzen · Pfützen · German

Pfützen · rank #45,510 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,510
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pferderennen

Nearest frequency peer: Pferderennen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pfützen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pfützen“ 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).

Pfützen vs Putze
57% similar
Pfützen vs putzen
57% similar
Pfützen vs platzen
57% similar

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

Key facts for Pfützen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPfützen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡fʏt͡sn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,510
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pfützen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pfützenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pferderennen“ (#45,508), „picken“ (#45,512), „personenbezogenen“ (#45,507). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pfützen“ bei #45,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Pfützen (IPA [ˈp͡fʏt͡sn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,510 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pfützen, with forms such as "fpützen", "pffützen", and "pftüzen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Putze", "putzen", "platzen", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pfützen, spelled P-F-Ü-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pfütze
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pfütze
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pfütze
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Pfütze

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fpützen
  • pffützen
  • pftüzen
  • pfütezn
  • pfüttzen
  • pfützenn
  • pfützne
  • pfützzen
  • pfüzten
  • ppfützen
  • püftzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fpützen2pffützen1pftüzen2pfütezn2pfüttzen1pfützenn1pfützne2pfützzen1
Edit distance from "Pfützen"

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 "Pfützen"?
"Pfützen" is spelled P-F-Ü-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡fʏt͡sn̩].
What does "Pfützen" mean?
As a noun, "Pfützen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pfütze
What words are commonly confused with "Pfützen"?
"Pfützen" is commonly confused with "Putze", "putzen", "platzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pfützen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pfützen" is [ˈp͡fʏt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pfützen" come from?
"Pfützen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paddeln#45,497Präfekt#45,526nötiger#45,487Nonsens#45,484

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Rinteln11 variantsSchmiss11 variantsMandats11 variantsleidende11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list