fügt vs fun, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#8,371
“fügt” frequency rank: #6,924
“fun” frequency rank: 15295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fügt	fun
Definition	3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen	spaßig, lustig

Where the eye mixes fügt and fun

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

4 ch

fügt

3 ch

fun

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fügt is [fyːkt] while fun is [fʌn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15295, 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]. fun is at rank #6,924, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʌn].

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 15295, this pair ranks #1,944,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fügt vs fun

Shared letters: f. Private to "fügt": gtü. Private to "fun": nu.

"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fun" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fügt" is a verb and "fun" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

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

"fun" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,924 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 "fun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,944,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"fügt" and "fun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs fügt". Nearby pair

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