fülltvsfunztWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“füllt” and “funzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,722
“füllt” frequency rank
#46,661
“funzt” frequency rank
56383
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature füllt funzt
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füllen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funzen

Where the eye mixes füllt and funzt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. füllt and funzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
füllt
5 ch
funzt

Visual trap between füllt and funzt

A purely visual mix-up. füllt ([fʏlt]) and funzt ([fʊnt͡st]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

füllt is recorded at frequency rank #9,722, classified as averb, pronounced [fʏlt]. funzt is at rank #46,661, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʊnt͡st].

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 56383, this pair ranks #942,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of füllt vs funzt

Shared letters: ft. Private to "füllt": lü. Private to "funzt": nuz.

"füllt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "funzt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • funzt ← ffunzt · fnuzt · funnzt · funtz · funztt · funzzt · fuznt · ufnzt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "füllt" and "funzt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fʏlt] versus [fʊnt͡st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "füllt" or "funzt" show up more?
"füllt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,722 in our German list, against #46,661 for "funzt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "füllt" and "funzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "füllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "funzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #942,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "füllt" and "funzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funkt vs funzt". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #942,348 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list