Which to use
“Föhr” is a name and “fuhr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,948
- “Föhr” frequency rank
- #2,202
- “fuhr” frequency rank
- 48150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Föhr | fuhr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine nordfriesische Insel vor der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fahren |
Where the eye mixes Föhr and fuhr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Föhr vs fuhr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Föhr is [føːɐ̯] while fuhr is [fuːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - ö in “Föhr” becomes u in “fuhr”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Föhr is recorded at frequency rank #45,948, classified as aname, pronounced [føːɐ̯]. fuhr is at rank #2,202, tagged as averb, pronounced [fuːɐ̯].
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 48150, this pair ranks #1,259,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Föhr vs fuhr
Shared letters: fhr. Private to "Föhr": ö. Private to "fuhr": u.
"Föhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fuhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuhr ← ffuhr · fhur · fuhhr · fuhrr · furh · ufhr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Föhr" and "fuhr" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Föhr" or "fuhr"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Föhr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuhr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,259,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Föhr" and "fuhr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs Föhr". 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 #1,259,010 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.