feuertvsfeverWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: feuert is a verb, fever is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“feuert” is a verb and “fever” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,124
“feuert” frequency rank
#38,100
“fever” frequency rank
61224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feuert fever
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feuern Fieber

Where the eye mixes feuert and fever

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. feuert runs 6 letters (CVVVCC) against fever's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
feuert
5 ch
fever

Visual trap between feuert and fever

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feuert is [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐt] while fever is [ˈfiːvə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feuert is recorded at frequency rank #23,124, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐt]. fever is at rank #38,100, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfiːvə].

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 61224, this pair ranks #757,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feuert vs fever

Shared letters: efr. Private to "feuert": tu. Private to "fever": v.

"feuert" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC  ·  "fever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feuert ← efuert · feeurt · feuerrt · feuertt · feuetr · feuret · ffeuert · fueert
  • fever ← efver · feevr · feverr · fevre · fevver · ffever · fveer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "feuert" and "fever" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feuert" is a verb and "fever" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feuert" or "fever"?
"feuert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,124 in our German list, against #38,100 for "fever". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "feuert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #757,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feuert" and "fever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fever vs fixer". 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 #757,670 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list