Which to use
“fügten” is a verb and “Füssen” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- #3,962
- “Füssen” frequency rank
- 49254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fügten | Füssen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen | Stadt im Allgäu (Bayern) |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fügten and Füssen apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fügten is [ˈfyːktn̩] while Füssen is [ˈfʏsn̩]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49254, 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]. Füssen is at rank #3,962, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈfʏsn̩].
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 49254, this pair ranks #1,218,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fügten vs Füssen
Shared letters: efnü. Private to "fügten": gt. Private to "Füssen": s.
"fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Füssen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC