Which to use
“Fichte” is a noun and “fürchte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,240
- “Fichte” frequency rank
- #6,660
- “fürchte” frequency rank
- 24900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fichte | fürchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nadelbaum der Gattung Picea mit kurzen, spitzen Nadeln und hängenden Zapfen. | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fürchten |
Where the eye mixes Fichte and fürchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Fichte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against fürchte's 7 (CVCCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Fichte and fürchte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fichte is [ˈfɪçtə] while fürchte is [ˈfʏʁçtə]. 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 24900, 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]. fürchte is at rank #6,660, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏʁçtə].
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 24900, this pair ranks #1,841,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fichte vs fürchte
Shared letters: cefht. Private to "Fichte": i. Private to "fürchte": rü.
"Fichte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "fürchte" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fichte ← fcihte · ffichte · ficchte · fichet · fichhte · fichtte · ficthe · fihcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fichte" and "fürchte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Fichte" or "fürchte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fichte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fürchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,841,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fichte" and "fürchte" 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 #1,841,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.