Which to use
“fegt” is a verb and “Felge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,482
- “fegt” frequency rank
- #49,666
- “Felge” frequency rank
- 92148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fegt | Felge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fegen | Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt |
Where the eye mixes fegt and Felge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fegt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Felge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fegt with Felge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fegt is [feːkt] while Felge is [ˈfɛlɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fegt is recorded at frequency rank #42,482, classified as averb, pronounced [feːkt]. Felge is at rank #49,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlɡə].
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 92148, this pair ranks #32,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fegt vs Felge
Shared letters: efg. Private to "fegt": t. Private to "Felge": l.
"fegt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Felge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fegt" for "Felge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fegt" vs "Felge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fegt" and "Felge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Felge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fegt" and "Felge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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 #32,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.