Which to use
“fünf” is a num and “Furz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #442
- “fünf” frequency rank
- #27,310
- “Furz” frequency rank
- 27752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fünf | Furz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fünf, die Kardinalzahl zwischen vier und sechs | aus dem Anus entwichenes (menschliches oder tierisches) Abgas |
Where the eye mixes fünf and Furz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fünf with Furz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fünf is [fʏnf] while Furz is [fʊʁt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fünf is recorded at frequency rank #442, classified as anum, pronounced [fʏnf]. Furz is at rank #27,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊʁt͡s].
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 27752, this pair ranks #1,796,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fünf vs Furz
Shared letters: f. Private to "fünf": nü. Private to "Furz": ruz.
"fünf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Furz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Furz ← ffurz · fruz · furrz · furzz · fuzr · ufrz
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fünf" and "Furz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fünf" or "Furz"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fünf" and "Furz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fünf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Furz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fünf" and "Furz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "firm vs Furz". 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 #1,796,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.