Which to use
“fügten” and “füllen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- #5,171
- “füllen” frequency rank
- 50463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügten | füllen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen | einen Behälter voll machen, eine Aushöhlung stopfen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fügten and füllen 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 füllen ([ˈfʏlən]) 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 50463, 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]. füllen is at rank #5,171, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏlən].
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 50463, this pair ranks #1,172,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fügten vs füllen
Shared letters: efnü. Private to "fügten": gt. Private to "füllen": l.
"fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "füllen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC