Which to use
“Fehde” and “Felle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,552
- “Fehde” frequency rank
- #31,039
- “Felle” frequency rank
- 61591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fehde | Felle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kämpferische Auseinandersetzung, um Ansprüche durchzusetzen; früher eine Streithandlung mit Waffengewalt, heute in übertragenem Sinne länger währende Auseinandersetzung mit anderen Mitteln, zum Beispiel mit dem gesprochenen Wort | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fell |
Where the eye mixes Fehde and Felle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fehde and Felle follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Fehde and Felle
A purely visual mix-up. Fehde ([ˈfeːdə]) and Felle ([ˈfɛlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fehde is recorded at frequency rank #30,552, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːdə]. Felle is at rank #31,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlə].
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 61591, this pair ranks #744,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fehde vs Felle
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Fehde": dh. Private to "Felle": l.
"Fehde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Felle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fehde" for "Felle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Fehde" vs "Felle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fehde" and "Felle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fehde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Felle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #744,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fehde" and "Felle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Felle". 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 #744,006 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.