Which to use
“feucht” and “feuchtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,466
- “feucht” frequency rank
- #35,768
- “feuchtes” frequency rank
- 43234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feucht | feuchtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit ein wenig Wasser (seltener mit einer anderen Flüssigkeit) | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feucht |
Where the eye mixes feucht and feuchtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. feucht runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against feuchtes's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feucht vs feuchtes
A purely visual mix-up. feucht ([fɔɪ̯çt]) and feuchtes ([ˈfɔɪ̯çtəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “feucht” sits inside “feuchtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feucht is recorded at frequency rank #7,466, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɔɪ̯çt]. feuchtes is at rank #35,768, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯çtəs].
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 43234, this pair ranks #1,424,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feucht vs feuchtes
Shared letters: cefhtu. Private to "feucht": -. Private to "feuchtes": s.
"feucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "feuchtes" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feucht" and "feuchtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feucht" vs "feuchtes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feuchtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,424,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feucht" and "feuchtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fechter vs feuchtes". 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 #1,424,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.