Which to use
“fügen” is a verb and “Funden” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,056
- “fügen” frequency rank
- #30,066
- “Funden” frequency rank
- 41122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügen | Funden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dinge so aneinandersetzen, miteinander in einen Zusammenhang bringen, dass daraus ein Ganzes wird | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fund |
Where the eye mixes fügen and Funden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fügen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Funden's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fügen vs Funden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fügen is [ˈfyːɡn̩] while Funden is [ˈfʊndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41122, 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]. Funden is at rank #30,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊndn̩].
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 41122, this pair ranks #1,488,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fügen vs Funden
Shared letters: efn. Private to "fügen": gü. Private to "Funden": du.
"fügen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Funden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Funden ← ffunden · fnuden · fudnen · fundden · fundenn · fundne · funedn · funnden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fügen" for "Funden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fügen" vs "Funden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fügen" and "Funden" 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 "Funden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,488,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fügen" and "Funden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fahnden vs Funden". 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 #1,488,682 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.