Fultz

name

"fultz" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Fultz” is uncommon English (frequency #69,872 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,872
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from German.

Key facts for Fultz
PropertyValue
HeadwordFultz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fultz” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fultz lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fultz is uncommon English at frequency #69,872 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from German.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Fultz in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Americanized spelling of German Volz. The correct English form is Fultz, spelled F-U-L-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Volz.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fultz"?
"Fultz" is spelled F-U-L-T-Z.
What does "Fultz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fultz" means: A surname from German.
What is the origin of the word "Fultz"?
Americanized spelling of German Volz. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Fultz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-U-L-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list