Which to use
“funkt” is a verb and “Fürst” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,288
- “funkt” frequency rank
- #5,834
- “Fürst” frequency rank
- 51122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funkt | Fürst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funken | hoher Adliger im Rang zwischen Graf und Herzog |
Where the eye mixes funkt and Fürst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses funkt with Fürst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: funkt is [fʊŋkt] while Fürst is [fʏʁst]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funkt is recorded at frequency rank #45,288, classified as averb, pronounced [fʊŋkt]. 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 51122, this pair ranks #1,147,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funkt vs Fürst
Shared letters: ft. Private to "funkt": knu. Private to "Fürst": rsü.
"funkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Fürst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funkt ← ffunkt · fnukt · fuknt · funkkt · funktt · funnkt · funtk · ufnkt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "funkt" for "Fürst" ever safe?
Frequency check: "funkt" vs "Fürst" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "funkt" and "Fürst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "funkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fürst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,147,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funkt" and "Fürst" 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 #1,147,586 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.