Which to use
“Felge” is a noun and “folgt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,666
- “Felge” frequency rank
- #1,077
- “folgt” frequency rank
- 50743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felge | folgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen |
Where the eye mixes Felge and folgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Felge (CVCCV) and folgt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Felge vs folgt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Felge is [ˈfɛlɡə] while folgt is [fɔlkt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Felge is recorded at frequency rank #49,666, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlɡə]. folgt is at rank #1,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɔlkt].
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 50743, this pair ranks #1,162,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Felge vs folgt
Shared letters: fgl. Private to "Felge": e. Private to "folgt": ot.
"Felge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "folgt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Felge" and "folgt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Felge" or "folgt"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Felge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,162,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felge" and "folgt" 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 #1,162,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.