Which to use
“Feige” and “Felge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,425
- “Feige” frequency rank
- #49,666
- “Felge” frequency rank
- 61091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feige | Felge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | essbare, süße, fleischige Frucht des Feigenbaums | Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt |
Where the eye mixes Feige and Felge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Feige (CVVCV) and Felge (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Feige vs Felge
A purely visual mix-up. Feige ([ˈfaɪ̯ɡə]) and Felge ([ˈfɛlɡə]) 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 - i in “Feige” becomes l in “Felge”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feige is recorded at frequency rank #11,425, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɡə]. 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 61091, this pair ranks #762,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feige vs Felge
Shared letters: efg. Private to "Feige": i. Private to "Felge": l.
"Feige" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Felge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feige" and "Felge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Feige" vs "Felge" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Feige" and "Felge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feige" 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 #762,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feige" 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 #762,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.