Which to use
“füttere” and “füttern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,548
- “füttere” frequency rank
- #11,238
- “füttern” frequency rank
- 51786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | füttere | füttern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füttern | einem Tier Nahrung geben |
Where the eye mixes füttere and füttern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. füttere (CVCCVCV) and füttern (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between füttere and füttern
A purely visual mix-up. füttere ([ˈfʏtəʁə]) and füttern ([ˈfʏtɐn]) 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 - e in “füttere” becomes n in “füttern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
füttere is recorded at frequency rank #40,548, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏtəʁə]. füttern is at rank #11,238, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏtɐn].
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 51786, this pair ranks #1,122,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of füttere vs füttern
Shared letters: efrtü. Private to "füttere": -. Private to "füttern": n.
"füttere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "füttern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "füttere" for "füttern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "füttere" or "füttern"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "füttere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füttern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,122,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "füttere" and "füttern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fitter vs füttere". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,122,077 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.