Which to use
“abkühlen” and “anfühlen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,477
- “abkühlen” frequency rank
- #25,035
- “anfühlen” frequency rank
- 44512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abkühlen | anfühlen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von höherer Temperatur zu tieferer bringen | etwas mit den Fingern berühren |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abkühlen and anfühlen apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. abkühlen ([ˈapˌkyːlən]) and anfühlen ([ˈanˌfyːlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abkühlen is recorded at frequency rank #19,477, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌkyːlən]. anfühlen is at rank #25,035, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌfyːlən].
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 44512, this pair ranks #1,383,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abkühlen vs anfühlen
Shared letters: aehlnü. Private to "abkühlen": bk. Private to "anfühlen": f.
"abkühlen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "anfühlen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC