Which to use
“fügt” is a verb and “Funk” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,371
- “fügt” frequency rank
- #5,170
- “Funk” frequency rank
- 13541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügt | Funk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen | Übertragung von Informationen mittels elektromagnetischer Wellen, die ohne Drähte funktioniert und die besondere Geräte zum Senden und zum Empfangen benötigt |
Where the eye mixes fügt and Funk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. fügt and Funk follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fügt and Funk
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fügt is [fyːkt] while Funk is [fʊŋk]. 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 13541, 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]. Funk is at rank #5,170, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊŋk].
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 13541, this pair ranks #1,957,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fügt vs Funk
Shared letters: f. Private to "fügt": gtü. Private to "Funk": knu.
"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Funk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Funk ← ffunk · fnuk · fukn · funkk · funnk · ufnk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fügt" for "Funk" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fügt" or "Funk"?
After this comparison
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 "Funk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fügt" and "Funk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs fügt". 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 #1,957,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.