fürsorge

\ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə\

/\ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə\/ verb

The verdict

“fürsorge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de fürsorgen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fursorge · fürsorge · French

fürsorge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for fürsorge
PropertyValue
Headwordfürsorge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fürsorge » en français

fürsorgereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fürsorge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fürsorge, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fürsorge, spelled F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de fürsorgen.
  2. 2
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fürsorgen.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent I de fürsorgen.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent I de fürsorgen.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fürsorge"?
"fürsorge" is spelled F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə\.
What does "fürsorge" mean?
As a verb, "fürsorge" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de fürsorgen.
How do you pronounce "fürsorge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fürsorge" is \ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fürsorge" come from?
"fürsorge" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list