Which to use
“feeling” and “Feigling” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,801
- “feeling” frequency rank
- #35,763
- “Feigling” frequency rank
- 50564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feeling | Feigling |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gefühl | furchtsame, ängstliche, risikoscheue Person |
Where the eye mixes feeling and Feigling
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feeling and Feigling
A purely visual mix-up. feeling ([ˈfiːlɪŋ]) and Feigling ([ˈfaɪ̯klɪŋ]) 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 50564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feeling is recorded at frequency rank #14,801, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfiːlɪŋ]. Feigling is at rank #35,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯klɪŋ].
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 50564, this pair ranks #1,168,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feeling vs Feigling
Shared letters: efgiln. Private to "feeling": -. Private to "Feigling": -.
"feeling" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "Feigling" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feeling" and "Feigling" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feeling" vs "Feigling" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feeling" and "Feigling" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feeling" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feigling" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,168,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feeling" and "Feigling" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feigling vs Feiglinge". 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 #1,168,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.