Which to use
“Fürst” and “fury” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,834
- “Fürst” frequency rank
- #31,558
- “fury” frequency rank
- 37392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fürst | fury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hoher Adliger im Rang zwischen Graf und Herzog | Wut, Rage, (Raserei) |
Where the eye mixes Fürst and fury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Fürst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against fury's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fürst vs fury
A purely visual mix-up. Fürst ([fʏʁst]) and fury ([ˈfjʊəri]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37392, 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]. fury is at rank #31,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfjʊəri].
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 37392, this pair ranks #1,591,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fürst vs fury
Shared letters: fr. Private to "Fürst": stü. Private to "fury": uy.
"Fürst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fury ← ffury · fruy · furry · furyy · fuyr · ufry
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fürst" for "fury" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Fürst" vs "fury" - which ranks higher?
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 "Fürst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,591,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fürst" and "fury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "firm vs fury". 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 #1,591,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.