Which to use
“feel” and “fehlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,800
- “feel” frequency rank
- #950
- “fehlt” frequency rank
- 15750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feel | fehlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fühlen, spüren | Imperativ Plural (ihr) des Verbs fehlen |
Where the eye mixes feel and fehlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feel vs fehlt
A purely visual mix-up. feel ([fiːl]) and fehlt ([feːlt]) 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 15750, 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]. fehlt is at rank #950, tagged as averb, pronounced [feːlt].
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 15750, this pair ranks #1,941,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feel vs fehlt
Shared letters: efl. Private to "feel": -. Private to "fehlt": ht.
"feel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fehlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feel" and "fehlt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feel" or "fehlt"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fehlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feel" and "fehlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feel vs feels". 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 #1,941,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.