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.
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