Which to use
“fox” is a noun and “für” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,658
- “fox” frequency rank
- #16
- “für” frequency rank
- 6674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fox | für |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Fuchs | etwas oder jemand ist an etwas jemanden gerichtet, bestimmt, zugeordnet |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fox and für apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
fox and für form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fox is recorded at frequency rank #6,658, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɒks]. für is at rank #16, tagged as aprep, pronounced [fyːɐ̯].
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 6674, this pair ranks #1,990,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fox" and "für" be used interchangeably?
Remembering fox vs für
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “fox”; for a preposition, it's “für”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fox” entry
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