Which to use
“formt” is a verb and “Fürst” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,875
- “formt” frequency rank
- #5,834
- “Fürst” frequency rank
- 32709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formt | Fürst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs formen | hoher Adliger im Rang zwischen Graf und Herzog |
Where the eye mixes formt and Fürst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. formt and Fürst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: formt vs Fürst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: formt is [fɔʁmt] while Fürst is [fʏʁst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formt is recorded at frequency rank #26,875, classified as averb, pronounced [fɔʁmt]. Fürst is at rank #5,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʏʁst].
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 32709, this pair ranks #1,701,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of formt vs Fürst
Shared letters: frt. Private to "formt": mo. Private to "Fürst": sü.
"formt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Fürst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- formt ← fformt · fomrt · formmt · formtt · forrmt · fortm · fromt · ofrmt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "formt" and "Fürst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "formt" or "Fürst"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "formt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fürst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,701,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formt" and "Fürst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "firm vs formt". 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 #1,701,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.