Which to use
“First” is a noun and “fürs” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,197
- “First” frequency rank
- #1,292
- “fürs” frequency rank
- 5489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | First | fürs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höchste Kante an einem geneigten Dach | für das |
Where the eye mixes First and fürs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: First vs fürs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: First is [fɪʁst] while fürs is [fyːɐ̯s]. 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 abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
First is recorded at frequency rank #4,197, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɪʁst]. 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 5489, this pair ranks #1,994,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of First vs fürs
Shared letters: frs. Private to "First": it. Private to "fürs": ü.
"First" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fürs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- First ← ffirst · firrst · firsst · firstt · firts · fisrt · ifrst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "First" and "fürs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "First" or "fürs" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "First" and "fürs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "First" 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 #1,994,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "First" and "fürs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "First 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 #1,994,590 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.