feuchtvsfeuchtesWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

6 ch
feucht
8 ch
feuchtes

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

  • feucht ← efucht · fecuht · feuccht · feuchht · feuchtt · feucth · feuhct · ffeucht
  • feuchtes ← efuchtes · fecuhtes · feucchtes · feuchets · feuchhtes · feuchtess · feuchtse · feuchttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "feucht" and "feuchtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɔɪ̯çt] versus [ˈfɔɪ̯çtəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "feucht" vs "feuchtes" - which ranks higher?
"feucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,466 in our German list, against #35,768 for "feuchtes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list