fügtvsfügteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“fügt” and “fügte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,371
“fügt” frequency rank
#9,198
“fügte” frequency rank
17569
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fügt fügte
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fügt and fügte apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
fügt
5 ch
fügte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. fügt ([fyːkt]) and fügte ([ˈfyːktə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “fügt” sits inside “fügte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fügt is recorded at frequency rank #8,371, classified as averb, pronounced [fyːkt]. fügte is at rank #9,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːktə].

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 17569, this pair ranks #1,926,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fügt vs fügte

Shared letters: fgtü. Private to "fügt": -. Private to "fügte": e.

"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fügte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fügt" and "fügte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fyːkt] versus [ˈfyːktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fügt" or "fügte"?
"fügt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,371 in our German list, against #9,198 for "fügte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list