Which to use
“füttern” and “füttert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,238
- “füttern” frequency rank
- #29,135
- “füttert” frequency rank
- 40373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | füttern | füttert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einem Tier Nahrung geben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füttern |
Where the eye mixes füttern and füttert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. füttern and füttert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses füttern with füttert
A purely visual mix-up. füttern ([ˈfʏtɐn]) 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 - n in “füttern” becomes t in “füttert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
füttern is recorded at frequency rank #11,238, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏtɐn]. 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 40373, this pair ranks #1,510,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of füttern vs füttert
Shared letters: efrtü. Private to "füttern": n. Private to "füttert": -.
"füttern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "füttert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "füttern" and "füttert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "füttern" vs "füttert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "füttern" and "füttert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "füttern" 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 #1,510,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "füttern" and "füttert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flattert vs füttert". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,510,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.