Which to use
“fügten” and “führten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- #3,733
- “führten” frequency rank
- 49025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügten | führten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fügten and führten apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fügten ([ˈfyːktn̩]) and führten ([ˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49025, 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]. führten is at rank #3,733, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 49025, this pair ranks #1,226,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fügten vs führten
Shared letters: efntü. Private to "fügten": g. Private to "führten": hr.
"fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "führten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC