Which to use
“feels” and “fehlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,663
- “feels” frequency rank
- #950
- “fehlt” frequency rank
- 50613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | fehlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feel | Imperativ Plural (ihr) des Verbs fehlen |
Letter map: feels vs fehlt
Shared letters muted; letters that set feels and fehlt apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - feels / fehlt
feels and fehlt 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feels is recorded at frequency rank #49,663, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 50613, this pair ranks #1,167,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs fehlt
Shared letters: efl. Private to "feels": s. Private to "fehlt": ht.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fehlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feels" and "fehlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feels" vs "fehlt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "feels" 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 #1,167,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feels" and "fehlt" 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 #1,167,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.