Which to use
“font” is a noun and “fünft” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,518
- “font” frequency rank
- #41,828
- “fünft” frequency rank
- 65346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | font | fünft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schriftart | mit mit einer Gruppe aus fünf Individuen etwas machen |
Where the eye mixes font and fünft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: font vs fünft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: font is [fɒnt] while fünft is [fʏnft]. 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 num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
font is recorded at frequency rank #23,518, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɒnt]. fünft is at rank #41,828, tagged as anum, pronounced [fʏnft].
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 65346, this pair ranks #610,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of font vs fünft
Shared letters: fnt. Private to "font": o. Private to "fünft": ü.
"font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fünft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- font ← ffont · fnot · fonnt · fontt · fotn · ofnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "font" for "fünft" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "font" or "fünft" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "font" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fünft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #610,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "font" and "fünft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fünft vs funzt". 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 #610,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.