für
The verdict
“für” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,329 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,329
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 853
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - para
Corpus desk
Index PT-fur · für · Portuguese
für · rank #53,329 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,329
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 853
- PHOTO-FINISH gentalha
Nearest frequency peer: gentalha (+6 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “für”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- für
für
46,672 corpus weight
- gentalha
gentalha
46,666 corpus weight
- Gentleman
Gentleman
46,665 corpus weight
- grampear
grampear
46,661 corpus weight
- grevista
grevista
46,658 corpus weight
- grávido
grávido
46,657 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “für” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | für |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #53,329 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “für” em português
Rare enough to double-check
für is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,329 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for für in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is für, spelled F-Ü-R.
Definition
- 1para
- 2por
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how für appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe ein Geschenk für dich. Eu tenho um presente para você.
Synonyms
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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