Which to use
“feel” and “fiele” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,800
- “feel” frequency rank
- #40,535
- “fiele” frequency rank
- 55335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feel | fiele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fühlen, spüren | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fallen |
Where the eye mixes feel and fiele
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feel runs 4 letters (CVVC) against fiele's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feel and fiele
A purely visual mix-up. feel ([fiːl]) and fiele ([ˈfiːlə]) 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 55335, 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]. fiele is at rank #40,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfiːlə].
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 55335, this pair ranks #983,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feel vs fiele
Shared letters: efl. Private to "feel": -. Private to "fiele": i.
"feel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fiele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feel" and "fiele" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feel" or "fiele"?
After this comparison
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 "fiele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #983,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feel" and "fiele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiele vs friere". 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 #983,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.