fügtvsfullWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fügt is a verb, full is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#8,371
“fügt” frequency rank
#7,319
“full” frequency rank
15690
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fügt full
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen mit (nahezu) maximalen Inhalt seiend; voll

Where the eye mixes fügt and full

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

4 ch
fügt
4 ch
full

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fügt is [fyːkt] while full is [fʊl]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15690, 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]. full is at rank #7,319, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʊl].

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 15690, this pair ranks #1,941,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fügt vs full

Shared letters: f. Private to "fügt": gtü. Private to "full": lu.

"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "full" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fullffull · flul · ful · ufll

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fügt" and "full" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fügt" is a verb and "full" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fügt" or "full"?
"full" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,319 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list