Which to use
“feuchte” is an adjective and “feuerte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,718
- “feuchte” frequency rank
- #35,769
- “feuerte” frequency rank
- 45487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuchte | feuerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feucht | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs feuern |
Where the eye mixes feuchte and feuerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feuchte (CVVCCCV) and feuerte (CVVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses feuchte with feuerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feuchte is [ˈfɔɪ̯çtə] while feuerte is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐtə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuchte is recorded at frequency rank #9,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯çtə]. feuerte is at rank #35,769, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐtə].
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 45487, this pair ranks #1,351,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuchte vs feuerte
Shared letters: eftu. Private to "feuchte": ch. Private to "feuerte": r.
"feuchte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "feuerte" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feuchte" for "feuerte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feuchte" vs "feuerte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feuchte" and "feuerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuchte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feuerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,351,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuchte" and "feuerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feiere vs feuerte". 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 #1,351,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.