Which to use
“füttere” and “füttert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,548
- “füttere” frequency rank
- #29,135
- “füttert” frequency rank
- 69683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | füttere | füttert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füttern | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füttern |
Where the eye mixes füttere and füttert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. füttere (CVCCVCV) and füttert (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses füttere with füttert
A purely visual mix-up. füttere ([ˈfʏtəʁə]) and füttert ([ˈfʏtɐt]) 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 t in “füttert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69683, 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]. füttert is at rank #29,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏtɐt].
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 69683, this pair ranks #469,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of füttere vs füttert
Shared letters: efrtü. Private to "füttere": -. Private to "füttert": -.
"füttere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "füttert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "füttere" for "füttert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "füttere" or "füttert" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "füttere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füttert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #469,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "füttere" and "füttert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fitter vs füttere". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #469,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.