Which to use
“fünft” and “fünfte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,828
- “fünft” frequency rank
- #6,062
- “fünfte” frequency rank
- 47890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fünft | fünfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit mit einer Gruppe aus fünf Individuen etwas machen | nach dem beziehungsweise der vierten kommend; dem, der beziehungsweise des sechsten vorausgehend |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fünft and fünfte apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fünft ([fʏnft]) and fünfte ([ˈfʏnftə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fünft” sits inside “fünfte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fünft is recorded at frequency rank #41,828, classified as anum, pronounced [fʏnft]. fünfte is at rank #6,062, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈfʏnftə].
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 47890, this pair ranks #1,268,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fünft vs fünfte
Shared letters: fntü. Private to "fünft": -. Private to "fünfte": e.
"fünft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fünfte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV