Which to use
“Felge” is a noun and “folgte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,666
- “Felge” frequency rank
- #2,650
- “folgte” frequency rank
- 52316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felge | folgte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs folgen |
Where the eye mixes Felge and folgte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Felge runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against folgte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Felge vs folgte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Felge is [ˈfɛlɡə] while folgte is [ˈfɔlktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52316, 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]. folgte is at rank #2,650, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔlktə].
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 52316, this pair ranks #1,101,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Felge vs folgte
Shared letters: efgl. Private to "Felge": -. Private to "folgte": ot.
"Felge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "folgte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Felge" and "folgte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Felge" or "folgte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Felge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folgte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,101,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felge" and "folgte" 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 #1,101,530 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.