Which to use
“feels” and “hits” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,663
- “feels” frequency rank
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- 57000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feel | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit |
Letter map: feels vs hits
Shared letters muted; letters that set feels and hits apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. feels runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against hits's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on feels vs hits
feels and hits 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feels is recorded at frequency rank #49,663, classified as averb, pronounced […]. hits is at rank #7,337, 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 57000, this pair ranks #918,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs hits
Shared letters: s. Private to "feels": efl. Private to "hits": hit.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feels" for "hits" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feels" vs "hits" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feels" and "hits".
- Full dictionary entry for "feels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #918,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feels" and "hits" 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 #918,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.