Which to use
“Fakten” is a noun and “fügten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,647
- “Fakten” frequency rank
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- 47939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fakten | fügten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Faktum | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Fakten and fügten apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fakten is [ˈfaktn̩] while fügten is [ˈfyːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fakten is recorded at frequency rank #2,647, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaktn̩]. fügten is at rank #45,292, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːktn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47939, this pair ranks #1,266,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fakten vs fügten
Shared letters: efnt. Private to "Fakten": ak. Private to "fügten": gü.
"Fakten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fakten ← afkten · faketn · fakkten · faktenn · faktne · faktten · fatken · ffakten