Which to use
“forte” is an adverb and “fügte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,128
- “forte” frequency rank
- #9,198
- “fügte” frequency rank
- 38326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forte | fügte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | laut, stark | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the eye mixes forte and fügte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. forte and fügte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between forte and fügte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: forte is [ˈfɔʁtə] while fügte is [ˈfyːktə]. 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 (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forte is recorded at frequency rank #29,128, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈfɔʁtə]. fügte is at rank #9,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːktə].
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 38326, this pair ranks #1,566,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of forte vs fügte
Shared letters: eft. Private to "forte": or. Private to "fügte": gü.
"forte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fügte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- forte ← fforte · foret · forrte · fortte · fotre · frote · ofrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forte" for "fügte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "forte" vs "fügte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "forte" and "fügte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "forte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fügte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,566,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forte" and "fügte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forms vs forte". 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 #1,566,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.