formsvsFötusTell them apart

Quick tell: forms is a verb, Fötus is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“forms” is a verb and “Fötus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,276
“forms” frequency rank
#29,134
“Fötus” frequency rank
74410
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature forms Fötus
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs form Embryo ab dem dritten Monat einer Schwangerschaft

Letter map: forms vs Fötus

Shared letters muted; letters that set forms and Fötus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
forms
5 ch
Fötus

Grammar separator: forms vs Fötus

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: forms is averb and Fötusanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

forms is recorded at frequency rank #45,276, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Fötus is at rank #29,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈføːtʊs].

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 74410, this pair ranks #334,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of forms vs Fötus

Shared letters: fs. Private to "forms": mor. Private to "Fötus": tuö.

"forms" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Fötus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • formsfforms · fomrs · formms · formss · forrms · forsm · froms · ofrms

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "forms" and "Fötus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "forms" is a verb and "Fötus" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "forms" vs "Fötus" - which ranks higher?
"Fötus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,134 in our German list, against #45,276 for "forms". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "forms" and "Fötus". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "forms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fötus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #334,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "forms" and "Fötus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forms vs puzzles". 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 #334,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list