Which to use
“Pfoten” and “Pfützen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,020
- “Pfoten” frequency rank
- #45,510
- “Pfützen” frequency rank
- 63530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pfoten | Pfützen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pfote | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pfütze |
Where the eye mixes Pfoten and Pfützen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Pfoten runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Pfützen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pfoten vs Pfützen
A purely visual mix-up. Pfoten ([ˈp͡foːtn̩]) and Pfützen ([ˈp͡fʏt͡sn̩]) 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 63530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pfoten is recorded at frequency rank #18,020, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡foːtn̩]. Pfützen is at rank #45,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡fʏt͡sn̩].
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 63530, this pair ranks #673,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pfoten vs Pfützen
Shared letters: efnpt. Private to "Pfoten": o. Private to "Pfützen": zü.
"Pfoten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Pfützen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Pfoten ← fpoten · pffoten · pfoetn · pfotenn · pfotne · pfotten · pftoen · poften
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pfoten" and "Pfützen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Pfoten" or "Pfützen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Pfoten" and "Pfützen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfoten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfützen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #673,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pfoten" and "Pfützen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pfütze vs Pfützen". 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 #673,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.