Which to use
“Filtern” is a noun and “fitter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,889
- “Filtern” frequency rank
- #41,167
- “fitter” frequency rank
- 59056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Filtern | fitter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Filter | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fit |
Where the eye mixes Filtern and fitter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Filtern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against fitter's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Filtern vs fitter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Filtern is [ˈfɪltɐn] while fitter is [ˈfɪtɐ]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Filtern is recorded at frequency rank #17,889, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪltɐn]. fitter is at rank #41,167, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɪtɐ].
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 59056, this pair ranks #839,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Filtern vs fitter
Shared letters: efirt. Private to "Filtern": ln. Private to "fitter": -.
"Filtern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "fitter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Filtern" for "fitter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Filtern" or "fitter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Filtern" and "fitter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Filtern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fitter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #839,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Filtern" and "fitter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fitter 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 #839,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.