Which to use
“fasten” and “fügten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,357
- “fasten” frequency rank
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- 60649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasten | fügten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (aus körperlichen oder religiösen Gründen) für eine bestimmte Zeit auf alle oder gewisse Nahrung verzichten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the eye mixes fasten and fügten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fasten and fügten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fasten with fügten
A purely visual mix-up. fasten ([ˈfastn̩]) and fügten ([ˈfyːktn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fasten is recorded at frequency rank #15,357, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfastn̩]. 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 60649, this pair ranks #779,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fasten vs fügten
Shared letters: efnt. Private to "fasten": as. Private to "fügten": gü.
"fasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fasten ← afsten · fasetn · fastenn · fastne · fastten · fatsen · ffasten · fsaten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fasten" and "fügten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fasten" or "fügten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fasten" and "fügten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fügten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #779,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasten" and "fügten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fegen vs fügten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #779,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.