Which to use
“Fuge” and “fury” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,065
- “Fuge” frequency rank
- #31,558
- “fury” frequency rank
- 61623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fuge | fury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trennende, längliche, unter Umständen auch aufgefüllte Lücke, Spalt zwischen zwei Teilen, zum Beispiel Backsteinen oder Kacheln | Wut, Rage, (Raserei) |
Where the eye mixes Fuge and fury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Fuge and fury follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Fuge vs fury
A purely visual mix-up. Fuge ([ˈfuːɡə]) and fury ([ˈfjʊəri]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61623, 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]. fury is at rank #31,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfjʊəri].
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 61623, this pair ranks #742,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fuge vs fury
Shared letters: fu. Private to "Fuge": eg. Private to "fury": ry.
"Fuge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fuge" and "fury" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Fuge" or "fury" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #742,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fuge" and "fury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "firm vs fury". 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 #742,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.