Which to use
“Feuern” is a noun and “feuerte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,239
- “Feuern” frequency rank
- #35,769
- “feuerte” frequency rank
- 54008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feuern | feuerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Feuer | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs feuern |
Where the eye mixes Feuern and feuerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Feuern runs 6 letters (CVVVCC) against feuerte's 7 (CVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Feuern and feuerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feuern is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn] while feuerte is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐtə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feuern is recorded at frequency rank #18,239, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]. 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 54008, this pair ranks #1,035,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feuern vs feuerte
Shared letters: efru. Private to "Feuern": n. Private to "feuerte": t.
"Feuern" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "feuerte" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feuern" for "feuerte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Feuern" vs "feuerte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Feuern" and "feuerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feuern" 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 #1,035,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feuern" and "feuerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feuern vs Flyern". 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 #1,035,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.