Which to use
“Felle” and “fellow” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,039
- “Felle” frequency rank
- #35,765
- “fellow” frequency rank
- 66804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felle | fellow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fell | Typ, Kerl |
Where the eye mixes Felle and fellow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Felle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fellow's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Felle vs fellow
A purely visual mix-up. Felle ([ˈfɛlə]) and fellow ([ˈfɛləʊ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Felle is recorded at frequency rank #31,039, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlə]. fellow is at rank #35,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛləʊ].
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 66804, this pair ranks #560,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Felle vs fellow
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Felle": -. Private to "fellow": ow.
"Felle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fellow" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Felle" and "fellow" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Felle" or "fellow" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Felle" and "fellow" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Felle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fellow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #560,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felle" and "fellow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Felle". 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 #560,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.