Which to use
“fügten” and “führen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- #634
- “führen” frequency rank
- 45926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügten | führen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen | in eine Richtung geleiten, zum Beispiel, indem man nahe neben jemandem geht oder ihn sogar dabei berührt und ihm hilft einen Weg zu finden, den er sonst schwer hätte zu finden |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fügten and führen apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fügten ([ˈfyːktn̩]) and führen ([ˈfyːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fügten is recorded at frequency rank #45,292, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːktn̩]. führen is at rank #634, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːʁən].
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 45926, this pair ranks #1,336,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fügten vs führen
Shared letters: efnü. Private to "fügten": gt. Private to "führen": hr.
"fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "führen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC