Which to use
“fügen” and “fügten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,056
- “fügen” frequency rank
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- 56348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügen | fügten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dinge so aneinandersetzen, miteinander in einen Zusammenhang bringen, dass daraus ein Ganzes wird | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the eye mixes fügen and fügten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fügen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against fügten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fügen vs fügten
A purely visual mix-up. fügen ([ˈfyːɡn̩]) and fügten ([ˈfyːktn̩]) 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 56348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fügen is recorded at frequency rank #11,056, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːɡn̩]. fügten is at rank #45,292, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːktn̩].
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 56348, this pair ranks #943,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fügen vs fügten
Shared letters: efgnü. Private to "fügen": -. Private to "fügten": t.
"fügen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fügen" and "fügten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fügen" or "fügten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fügen" and "fügten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fügten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #943,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fügen" and "fügten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fegen vs fügten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #943,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.