Which to use
“feuchter” and “feuchtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,334
- “feuchter” frequency rank
- #35,768
- “feuchtes” frequency rank
- 60102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuchter | feuchtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs feucht | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feucht |
Where the eye mixes feuchter and feuchtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feuchter and feuchtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: feuchter vs feuchtes
A purely visual mix-up. feuchter ([ˈfɔɪ̯çtɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “feuchter” becomes s in “feuchtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuchter is recorded at frequency rank #24,334, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯çtɐ]. 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 60102, this pair ranks #799,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuchter vs feuchtes
Shared letters: cefhtu. Private to "feuchter": r. Private to "feuchtes": s.
"feuchter" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "feuchtes" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feuchter" and "feuchtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feuchter" or "feuchtes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuchter" 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 #799,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuchter" 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 #799,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.