für

prep

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “für” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for für
PropertyValue
Headwordfür
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPreposition
Letters3
Frequency rank#53,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “für” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fürcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “gentalha” (#53,335), “Gentleman” (#53,336), “grampear” (#53,340). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “für” fica em #53,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    para
  2. 2
    por

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich habe ein Geschenk für dich. Eu tenho um presente para você.

Synonyms

fuer

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "für"?
"für" is spelled F-Ü-R.
What does "für" mean?
As a preposition, "für" means: para
What language does "für" come from?
"für" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list