Which to use
“Feuers” is a noun and “feuerte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,886
- “Feuers” frequency rank
- #35,769
- “feuerte” frequency rank
- 54655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feuers | feuerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feuer | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs feuern |
Where the eye mixes Feuers and feuerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Feuers and feuerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feuers is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐs] 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 54655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feuers is recorded at frequency rank #18,886, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐs]. 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 54655, this pair ranks #1,010,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feuers vs feuerte
Shared letters: efru. Private to "Feuers": s. Private to "feuerte": t.
"Feuers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "feuerte" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feuers" and "feuerte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Feuers" vs "feuerte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Feuers" and "feuerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feuers" 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 #1,010,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feuers" and "feuerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels vs Feuers". 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 #1,010,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.