Which to use
“fehlst” and “fehlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,124
- “fehlst” frequency rank
- #950
- “fehlt” frequency rank
- 30074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fehlst | fehlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fehlen | Imperativ Plural (ihr) des Verbs fehlen |
Where the eye mixes fehlst and fehlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fehlst runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against fehlt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fehlst and fehlt
A purely visual mix-up. fehlst ([feːlst]) and fehlt ([feːlt]) 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 30074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fehlst is recorded at frequency rank #29,124, classified as averb, pronounced [feːlst]. 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 30074, this pair ranks #1,754,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fehlst vs fehlt
Shared letters: efhlt. Private to "fehlst": s. Private to "fehlt": -.
"fehlst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "fehlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fehlst" and "fehlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fehlst" vs "fehlt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fehlst" 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 #1,754,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fehlst" and "fehlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels vs fehlst". 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 #1,754,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.