Which to use
“Fette” is a noun and “fügte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,944
- “Fette” frequency rank
- #9,198
- “fügte” frequency rank
- 15142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fette | fügte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fett | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Fette and fügte apart are highlighted. They share 3 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: Fette is [ˈfɛtə] while fügte is [ˈfyːktə]. 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 15142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fette is recorded at frequency rank #5,944, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛtə]. 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 15142, this pair ranks #1,946,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fette vs fügte
Shared letters: eft. Private to "Fette": -. Private to "fügte": gü.
"Fette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fügte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fette ← eftte · fetet · ffette · ftete