Which to use
“Feigling” and “Feiglinge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,763
- “Feigling” frequency rank
- #35,764
- “Feiglinge” frequency rank
- 71527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feigling | Feiglinge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | furchtsame, ängstliche, risikoscheue Person | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feigling |
Where the eye mixes Feigling and Feiglinge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Feigling runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against Feiglinge's 9 (CVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Feigling vs Feiglinge
A purely visual mix-up. Feigling ([ˈfaɪ̯klɪŋ]) and Feiglinge ([ˈfaɪ̯klɪŋə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Feigling” sits inside “Feiglinge”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feigling is recorded at frequency rank #35,763, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯klɪŋ]. Feiglinge is at rank #35,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯klɪŋə].
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 71527, this pair ranks #414,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Feigling vs Feiglinge
Shared letters: efgiln. Private to "Feigling": -. Private to "Feiglinge": -.
"Feigling" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "Feiglinge" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feigling" and "Feiglinge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Feigling" or "Feiglinge"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Feigling" and "Feiglinge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feigling" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feiglinge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feigling" and "Feiglinge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feeling vs Feigling". 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 #414,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.