Which to use
“fils” is a noun and “fürs” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,670
- “fils” frequency rank
- #1,292
- “fürs” frequency rank
- 50962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fils | fürs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Nachkomme: Sohn | für das |
Where the eye mixes fils and fürs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fils and fürs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fils and fürs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fils is [fis] while fürs is [fyːɐ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fils is recorded at frequency rank #49,670, classified as anoun, pronounced [fis]. fürs is at rank #1,292, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [fyːɐ̯s].
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 50962, this pair ranks #1,153,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fils vs fürs
Shared letters: fs. Private to "fils": il. Private to "fürs": rü.
"fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fürs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fils ← ffils · fills · filss · fisl · flis · ifls
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fils" and "fürs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fils" or "fürs"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fürs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,153,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fils" and "fürs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs fist". 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 #1,153,778 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.