Which to use
“Fürst” and “Furz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,834
- “Fürst” frequency rank
- #27,310
- “Furz” frequency rank
- 33144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fürst | Furz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hoher Adliger im Rang zwischen Graf und Herzog | aus dem Anus entwichenes (menschliches oder tierisches) Abgas |
Where the eye mixes Fürst and Furz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Fürst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Furz's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Fürst with Furz
A purely visual mix-up. Fürst ([fʏʁst]) and Furz ([fʊʁt͡s]) 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 33144, 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]. Furz is at rank #27,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊʁt͡s].
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 33144, this pair ranks #1,692,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fürst vs Furz
Shared letters: fr. Private to "Fürst": stü. Private to "Furz": uz.
"Fürst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Furz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Furz ← ffurz · fruz · furrz · furzz · fuzr · ufrz
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fürst" and "Furz" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Fürst" vs "Furz" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Fürst" and "Furz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fürst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Furz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,692,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fürst" and "Furz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "firm vs Furz". 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 #1,692,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.