Polyglot Dictionary

Fuß

/fuːs/

der noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Füße
genitive
des Fußes

Meaning

  1. foot

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Bein

Bein is the whole leg, from hip to ankle. Fuß is only the part below the ankle. English "foot" is sometimes used loosely for the lower leg too, which is why this pair trips learners up — German keeps the two strictly separate.

Similar in other languages

French

pied

pied is the French word for the same thing — both mean "foot."

Portuguese

pé

pé is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "foot."

Practice

1 What does Fuß mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mein ___ tut weh.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fuß?

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