Which to use
“Fürst” is a noun and “fusse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,834
- “Fürst” frequency rank
- #12,916
- “fusse” frequency rank
- 18750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fürst | fusse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hoher Adliger im Rang zwischen Graf und Herzog | 1. Person Singular Subjunktiv Imperfekt Aktiv des Verbs être |
Where the eye mixes Fürst and fusse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Fürst and fusse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fürst is [fʏʁst] while fusse is [fys]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18750, 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]. fusse is at rank #12,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [fys].
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 18750, this pair ranks #1,915,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fürst vs fusse
Shared letters: fs. Private to "Fürst": rtü. Private to "fusse": eu.
"Fürst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fusse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fusse ← ffusse · fsuse · fuse · fuses · fuße · ufsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fürst" for "fusse" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Fürst" or "fusse" show up more?
What to do next
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 "fusse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fürst" and "fusse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fessel vs fusse". 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 #1,915,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.