Which to use
“Fuge” is a noun and “fünf” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,065
- “Fuge” frequency rank
- #442
- “fünf” frequency rank
- 30507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fuge | fünf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trennende, längliche, unter Umständen auch aufgefüllte Lücke, Spalt zwischen zwei Teilen, zum Beispiel Backsteinen oder Kacheln | fünf, die Kardinalzahl zwischen vier und sechs |
Where the eye mixes Fuge and fünf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between Fuge and fünf
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fuge is [ˈfuːɡə] while fünf is [fʏnf]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fuge is recorded at frequency rank #30,065, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfuːɡə]. fünf is at rank #442, tagged as anum, pronounced [fʏnf].
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 30507, this pair ranks #1,746,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fuge vs fünf
Shared letters: f. Private to "Fuge": egu. Private to "fünf": nü.
"Fuge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fünf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fuge ← ffuge · fgue · fueg · fugge · ufge
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fuge" and "fünf" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Fuge" or "fünf"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fuge" and "fünf" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fünf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fuge" and "fünf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flügge vs Fuge". 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 #1,746,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.