Which to use
“feine” is an adjective and “Felge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,261
- “feine” frequency rank
- #49,666
- “Felge” frequency rank
- 54927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feine | Felge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein | Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt |
Where the eye mixes feine and Felge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feine vs Felge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feine is [ˈfaɪ̯nə] while Felge is [ˈfɛlɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feine is recorded at frequency rank #5,261, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯nə]. 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 54927, this pair ranks #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feine vs Felge
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feine": in. Private to "Felge": gl.
"feine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Felge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feine" and "Felge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feine" or "Felge"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feine" and "Felge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feine" 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 #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feine" 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 #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.