Which to use
“feet” is a noun and “fügt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,651
- “feet” frequency rank
- #8,371
- “fügt” frequency rank
- 43022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | fügt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs foot | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the eye mixes feet and fügt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. feet (CVVC) and fügt (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses feet with fügt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feet is [fiːt] while fügt is [fyːkt]. 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 43022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feet is recorded at frequency rank #34,651, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiːt]. fügt is at rank #8,371, tagged as averb, pronounced [fyːkt].
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 43022, this pair ranks #1,431,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs fügt
Shared letters: ft. Private to "feet": e. Private to "fügt": gü.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feet ← efet · feett · ffeet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feet" and "fügt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "feet" or "fügt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fügt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,431,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "fügt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feet vs fist". 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 #1,431,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.