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“Pfote” and “Pfütze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,136
- “Pfote” frequency rank
- #36,549
- “Pfütze” frequency rank
- 76685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pfote | Pfütze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (mit Ausnahme der Huftiere – vom Rind, Schaf, Schwein abgesehen, deren Extremitäten gelegentlich »Pfoten« anstatt »Klauen« genannt werden – und Primaten) bei landlebenden Säugetieren (zumeist Raubtieren) in Zehen gespaltenes Ende der Extremitäten | kleine Flüssigkeitsansammlung, insbesondere von Regenwasser |
Where the eye mixes Pfote and Pfütze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Pfote runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Pfütze's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pfote vs Pfütze
A purely visual mix-up. Pfote ([ˈp͡foːtə]) and Pfütze ([ˈp͡fʏt͡sə]) 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 76685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pfote is recorded at frequency rank #40,136, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡foːtə]. Pfütze is at rank #36,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡fʏt͡sə].
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 76685, this pair ranks #278,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pfote vs Pfütze
Shared letters: efpt. Private to "Pfote": o. Private to "Pfütze": zü.
"Pfote" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Pfütze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Pfote ← fpote · pffote · pfoet · pfotte · pftoe · pofte · ppfote
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pfote" and "Pfütze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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- Full dictionary entry for "Pfote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfütze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pfote" and "Pfütze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pfote vs ponte". 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 #278,096 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.