Which to use
“Früchte” is a noun and “fürchte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,169
- “Früchte” frequency rank
- #6,660
- “fürchte” frequency rank
- 11829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Früchte | fürchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Frucht | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fürchten |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Früchte and fürchte apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Früchte is [ˈfʁʏçtə] while fürchte is [ˈfʏʁçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (rü ↔ ür) - a transposition the eye reads straight past, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Früchte is recorded at frequency rank #5,169, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁʏçtə]. 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 11829, this pair ranks #1,967,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Früchte vs fürchte
Shared letters: cefhrtü. Private to "Früchte": -. Private to "fürchte": -.
"Früchte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "fürchte" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Früchte" and "fürchte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Früchte" or "fürchte"?
Remembering Früchte vs fürchte
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Früchte”; for a verb, it's “fürchte”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Früchte” entry
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