Which to use
“fetter” is an adjective and “füttere” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,238
- “fetter” frequency rank
- #40,548
- “füttere” frequency rank
- 58786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fetter | füttere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fett | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füttern |
Where the eye mixes fetter and füttere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fetter runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against füttere's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fetter vs füttere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fetter is [ˈfɛtɐ] while füttere is [ˈfʏtəʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fetter is recorded at frequency rank #18,238, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛtɐ]. füttere is at rank #40,548, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏtəʁə].
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 58786, this pair ranks #849,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fetter vs füttere
Shared letters: efrt. Private to "fetter": -. Private to "füttere": ü.
"fetter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "füttere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fetter ← eftter · feter · fetetr · fetterr · fettre · ffetter · fteter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fetter" and "füttere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fetter" vs "füttere" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fetter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füttere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #849,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fetter" and "füttere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fitter vs füttere". 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 #849,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.