Which to use
“fegt” and “fügte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,482
- “fegt” frequency rank
- #9,198
- “fügte” frequency rank
- 51680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fegt | fügte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fegen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fegt and fügte apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fegt ([feːkt]) and fügte ([ˈfyːktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51680, 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]. fügte is at rank #9,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːktə].
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 51680, this pair ranks #1,126,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fegt vs fügte
Shared letters: efgt. Private to "fegt": -. Private to "fügte": ü.
"fegt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fügte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fegt ← efgt · feggt · fegtt · fetg · ffegt · fget