Which to use
“Fichte” and “Füchse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,240
- “Fichte” frequency rank
- #17,295
- “Füchse” frequency rank
- 35535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fichte | Füchse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nadelbaum der Gattung Picea mit kurzen, spitzen Nadeln und hängenden Zapfen. | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fuchs |
Where the eye mixes Fichte and Füchse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fichte and Füchse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Fichte and Füchse
A purely visual mix-up. Fichte ([ˈfɪçtə]) and Füchse ([ˈfʏksə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fichte is recorded at frequency rank #18,240, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪçtə]. 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 35535, this pair ranks #1,637,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fichte vs Füchse
Shared letters: cefh. Private to "Fichte": it. Private to "Füchse": sü.
"Fichte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Füchse" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fichte ← fcihte · ffichte · ficchte · fichet · fichhte · fichtte · ficthe · fihcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fichte" and "Füchse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Fichte" or "Füchse" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Fichte" and "Füchse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fichte" 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 #1,637,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fichte" and "Füchse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fichte vs filmte". 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 #1,637,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.