fegtvsfgWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: fegt is a verb, fg is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fegt” is a verb and “fg” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,482
“fegt” frequency rank
#19,571
“fg” frequency rank
62053
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fegt fg
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fegen fieses oder freches Grinsen

Letter map: fegt vs fg

Shared letters muted; letters that set fegt and fg apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
fegt
2 ch
fg

Grammar separator: fegt vs fg

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fegt is averb and fganabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fegt is recorded at frequency rank #42,482, classified as averb, pronounced [feːkt]. fg is at rank #19,571, tagged as anabbrev.

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 62053, this pair ranks #726,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fegt vs fg

Shared letters: fg. Private to "fegt": et. Private to "fg": -.

"fegt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fg" · 2 letters · shape CC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fegtefgt · feggt · fegtt · fetg · ffegt · fget

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fegt" and "fg" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fegt" is a verb and "fg" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "fegt" or "fg" show up more?
"fg" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,571 in our German list, against #42,482 for "fegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fegt" and "fg".

  • Full dictionary entry for "fegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #726,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fegt" and "fg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fegt 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 #726,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list