Which to use
“Felgen” and “Felsen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,289
- “Felgen” frequency rank
- #6,424
- “Felsen” frequency rank
- 33713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felgen | Felsen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Felge | größere in die Höhe ragende Masse fest zusammenhängenden harten Gesteins |
Where the eye mixes Felgen and Felsen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Felgen and Felsen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Felgen and Felsen
A purely visual mix-up. Felgen ([ˈfɛlɡn̩]) and Felsen ([ˈfɛlzn̩]) 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 - g in “Felgen” becomes s in “Felsen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Felgen is recorded at frequency rank #27,289, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlɡn̩]. Felsen is at rank #6,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlzn̩].
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 33713, this pair ranks #1,679,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Felgen vs Felsen
Shared letters: efln. Private to "Felgen": g. Private to "Felsen": s.
"Felgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Felsen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Felgen" and "Felsen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Felgen" or "Felsen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Felgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Felsen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,679,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felgen" and "Felsen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Felgen". 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 #1,679,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.