Which to use
“fügt” is a verb and “fünf” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,371
- “fügt” frequency rank
- #442
- “fünf” frequency rank
- 8813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügt | fünf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen | fünf, die Kardinalzahl zwischen vier und sechs |
Where the eye mixes fügt and fünf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fügt is [fyːkt] while fünf is [fʏnf]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8813, 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]. fünf is at rank #442, tagged as anum, pronounced [fʏnf].
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 8813, this pair ranks #1,982,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fügt vs fünf
Shared letters: fü. Private to "fügt": gt. Private to "fünf": n.
"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fünf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC