Which to use
“Fuchs” and “Furcht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,704
- “Fuchs” frequency rank
- #8,055
- “Furcht” frequency rank
- 12759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fuchs | Furcht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vertreter einer Gruppe von bestimmten kurzbeinigen Arten der Familie der Hunde (Canidae) | Emotion angesichts drohender Gefahr |
Where the eye mixes Fuchs and Furcht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fuchs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Furcht's 6 (CVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Fuchs and Furcht
A purely visual mix-up. Fuchs ([fʊks]) and Furcht ([fʊʁçt]) 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 12759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fuchs is recorded at frequency rank #4,704, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʊks]. Furcht is at rank #8,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊʁçt].
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 12759, this pair ranks #1,962,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fuchs vs Furcht
Shared letters: cfhu. Private to "Fuchs": s. Private to "Furcht": rt.
"Fuchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Furcht" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fuchs" and "Furcht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Fuchs" or "Furcht"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuchs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Furcht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fuchs" and "Furcht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fischt vs Furcht". 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 #1,962,214 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.