fügtvsFujiConfusable pair

Quick tell: fügt is a verb, Fuji is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fügt” is a verb and “Fuji” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,371
“fügt” frequency rank
#41,823
“Fuji” frequency rank
50194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fügt Fuji
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen japanische Apfelsorte

Where the eye mixes fügt and Fuji

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. fügt (CVCC) and Fuji (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
fügt
4 ch
Fuji

Visual trap between fügt and Fuji

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fügt is [fyːkt] while Fuji is [ˈfud͡ʒi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50194, 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]. Fuji is at rank #41,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfud͡ʒi].

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 50194, this pair ranks #1,183,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fügt vs Fuji

Shared letters: f. Private to "fügt": gtü. Private to "Fuji": iju.

"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Fuji" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fuji ← ffuji · fjui · fuij · fujji · ufji

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fügt" and "Fuji" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fügt" is a verb and "Fuji" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fügt" or "Fuji"?
"fügt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,371 in our German list, against #41,823 for "Fuji". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fuji" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,183,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fügt" and "Fuji" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FSJ vs Fuji". 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 #1,183,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list