fügt vs fühlt, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#8,371
“fügt” frequency rank: #1,478
“fühlt” frequency rank: 9849
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fügt	fühlt
Definition	3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen	3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen

Where the eye mixes fügt and fühlt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch

fügt

5 ch

fühlt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. fügt ([fyːkt]) and fühlt ([fyːlt]) 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 9849, 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]. fühlt is at rank #1,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [fyːlt].

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 9849, this pair ranks #1,978,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fügt vs fühlt

Shared letters: ftü. Private to "fügt": g. Private to "fühlt": hl.

"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fügt" and "fühlt" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([fyːkt] versus [fyːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "fügt" or "fühlt"?

"fühlt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,478 in our German list, against #8,371 for "fügt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "fügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "fühlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,978,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"fügt" and "fühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs fügt". Nearby pair

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