Which to use
“feucht” is an adjective and “Fuchs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,466
- “feucht” frequency rank
- #4,704
- “Fuchs” frequency rank
- 12170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feucht | Fuchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit ein wenig Wasser (seltener mit einer anderen Flüssigkeit) | Vertreter einer Gruppe von bestimmten kurzbeinigen Arten der Familie der Hunde (Canidae) |
Where the eye mixes feucht and Fuchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses feucht with Fuchs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feucht is [fɔɪ̯çt] while Fuchs is [fʊks]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12170, 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]. Fuchs is at rank #4,704, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊks].
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 12170, this pair ranks #1,965,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feucht vs Fuchs
Shared letters: cfhu. Private to "feucht": et. Private to "Fuchs": s.
"feucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "Fuchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feucht" for "Fuchs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feucht" vs "Fuchs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feucht" and "Fuchs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuchs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feucht" and "Fuchs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feucht vs fischt". 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 #1,965,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.