Which to use
“fügt” and “fügten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,371
- “fügt” frequency rank
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- 53663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügt | fügten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fügt and fügten 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 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fügt” sits inside “fügten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53663, 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]. 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 53663, this pair ranks #1,049,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fügt vs fügten
Shared letters: fgtü. Private to "fügt": -. Private to "fügten": en.
"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC