fühltvsFürstWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fühlt is a verb, Fürst is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fühlt” is a verb and “Fürst” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,478
“fühlt” frequency rank
#5,834
“Fürst” frequency rank
7312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fühlt Fürst
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen hoher Adliger im Rang zwischen Graf und Herzog

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fühlt and Fürst apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
fühlt
5 ch
Fürst

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fühlt is [fyːlt] while Fürst is [fʏʁst]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fühlt is recorded at frequency rank #1,478, classified as averb, pronounced [fyːlt]. Fürst is at rank #5,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʏʁst].

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 7312, this pair ranks #1,988,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fühlt vs Fürst

Shared letters: ftü. Private to "fühlt": hl. Private to "Fürst": rs.

"fühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Fürst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Frequency comparison

fühlt#1,478
Fürst#5,834

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fühlt" and "Fürst" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fühlt" is a verb and "Fürst" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fühlt" or "Fürst"?
"fühlt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,478 in our German list, against #5,834 for "Fürst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fühlt vs Fürst

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “fühlt”; for a noun, it's “Fürst”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fühlt” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list