Which to use
“Fürst” and “Fürsten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,834
- “Fürst” frequency rank
- #7,320
- “Fürsten” frequency rank
- 13154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fürst | Fürsten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hoher Adliger im Rang zwischen Graf und Herzog | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fürst |
Where the eye mixes Fürst and Fürsten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Fürst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Fürsten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Fürst with Fürsten
A purely visual mix-up. Fürst ([fʏʁst]) and Fürsten ([ˈfʏʁstn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Fürst” sits inside “Fürsten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fürst is recorded at frequency rank #5,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʏʁst]. Fürsten is at rank #7,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʏʁstn̩].
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 13154, this pair ranks #1,959,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fürst vs Fürsten
Shared letters: frstü. Private to "Fürst": -. Private to "Fürsten": en.
"Fürst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Fürsten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fürst" and "Fürsten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Fürst" or "Fürsten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fürst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fürsten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fürst" and "Fürsten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs Fürst". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,959,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.