Which to use
“fürchten” and “fürchtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,172
- “fürchten” frequency rank
- #9,550
- “fürchtet” frequency rank
- 14722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fürchten | fürchtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas fürchten: vor etwas Angst (Furcht) haben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fürchten |
Where the eye mixes fürchten and fürchtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fürchten and fürchtet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fürchten vs fürchtet
A purely visual mix-up. fürchten ([ˈfʏʁçtn̩]) and fürchtet ([ˈfʏʁçtət]) 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 a single letter - n in “fürchten” becomes t in “fürchtet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fürchten is recorded at frequency rank #5,172, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏʁçtn̩]. fürchtet is at rank #9,550, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏʁçtət].
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 14722, this pair ranks #1,949,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fürchten vs fürchtet
Shared letters: cefhrtü. Private to "fürchten": n. Private to "fürchtet": -.
"fürchten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "fürchtet" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fürchten" and "fürchtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fürchten" or "fürchtet" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fürchten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fürchtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fürchten" and "fürchtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fürchtet vs fürchteten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,949,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.