Which to use
“feel” and “feels” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,800
- “feel” frequency rank
- #49,663
- “feels” frequency rank
- 64463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feel | feels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fühlen, spüren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feel |
Letter map: feel vs feels
Shared letters muted; letters that set feel and feels apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. feel runs 4 letters (CVVC) against feels's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on feel vs feels
feel and feels are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “feel” sits inside “feels”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feel is recorded at frequency rank #14,800, classified as averb, pronounced [fiːl]. feels is at rank #49,663, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 64463, this pair ranks #640,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feel vs feels
Shared letters: efl. Private to "feel": -. Private to "feels": s.
"feel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feel" and "feels" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "feel" vs "feels" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "feel" and "feels". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #640,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feel" and "feels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels vs puzzles". 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 #640,673 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.