Which to use
“flügge” is an adjective and “fügte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,677
- “flügge” frequency rank
- #9,198
- “fügte” frequency rank
- 58875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flügge | fügte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flugfähig | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the eye mixes flügge and fügte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. flügge runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against fügte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: flügge vs fügte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: flügge is [ˈflʏɡə] while fügte is [ˈfyːktə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flügge is recorded at frequency rank #49,677, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈflʏɡə]. fügte is at rank #9,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːktə].
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 58875, this pair ranks #845,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flügge vs fügte
Shared letters: efgü. Private to "flügge": l. Private to "fügte": t.
"flügge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "fügte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flügge" and "fügte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "flügge" or "fügte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "flügge" and "fügte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flügge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fügte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #845,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flügge" and "fügte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flügge vs Flure". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #845,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.