Which to use
“forschte” and “fürchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,398
- “forschte” frequency rank
- #6,660
- “fürchte” frequency rank
- 54058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forschte | fürchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs forschen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fürchten |
Where the eye mixes forschte and fürchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. forschte runs 8 letters (CVCCCCCV) against fürchte's 7 (CVCCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between forschte and fürchte
A purely visual mix-up. forschte ([ˈfɔʁʃtə]) and fürchte ([ˈfʏʁçtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forschte is recorded at frequency rank #47,398, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔʁʃtə]. fürchte is at rank #6,660, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏʁçtə].
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 54058, this pair ranks #1,033,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forschte vs fürchte
Shared letters: cefhrt. Private to "forschte": os. Private to "fürchte": ü.
"forschte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCCV · "fürchte" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- forschte ← fforschte · forcshte · forrschte · forscchte · forschet · forschhte · forschtte · forscthe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forschte" and "fürchte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "forschte" or "fürchte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "forschte" and "fürchte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "forschte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fürchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,033,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forschte" and "fürchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forsch vs forschte". 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 #1,033,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.