Which to use
“feuchte” is an adjective and “Füchse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,718
- “feuchte” frequency rank
- #17,295
- “Füchse” frequency rank
- 27013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuchte | Füchse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feucht | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fuchs |
Where the eye mixes feuchte and Füchse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. feuchte runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against Füchse's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feuchte and Füchse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feuchte is [ˈfɔɪ̯çtə] while Füchse is [ˈfʏksə]. 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 27013, 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]. Füchse is at rank #17,295, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʏksə].
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 27013, this pair ranks #1,808,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feuchte vs Füchse
Shared letters: cefh. Private to "feuchte": tu. Private to "Füchse": sü.
"feuchte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "Füchse" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feuchte ← efuchte · fecuhte · feucchte · feuchet · feuchhte · feuchtte · feucthe · feuhcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feuchte" and "Füchse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "feuchte" or "Füchse" show up more?
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 "feuchte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Füchse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,808,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuchte" and "Füchse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fachs vs Füchse". 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 #1,808,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.