Which to use
“fehlst” and “fühlst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,124
- “fehlst” frequency rank
- #8,058
- “fühlst” frequency rank
- 37182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fehlst | fühlst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fehlen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes fehlst and fühlst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fehlst and fühlst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fehlst vs fühlst
A purely visual mix-up. fehlst ([feːlst]) and fühlst ([fyːlst]) 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 a single letter - e in “fehlst” becomes ü in “fühlst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37182, 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]. fühlst is at rank #8,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [fyːlst].
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 37182, this pair ranks #1,596,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fehlst vs fühlst
Shared letters: fhlst. Private to "fehlst": e. Private to "fühlst": ü.
"fehlst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "fühlst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fehlst ← efhlst · fehhlst · fehllst · fehlsst · fehlstt · fehlts · fehslt · felhst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fehlst" and "fühlst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fehlst" vs "fühlst" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "fühlst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fehlst" and "fühlst" 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 #1,596,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.