Which to use
“Felle” and “Felsen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,039
- “Felle” frequency rank
- #6,424
- “Felsen” frequency rank
- 37463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felle | Felsen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fell | größere in die Höhe ragende Masse fest zusammenhängenden harten Gesteins |
Where the eye mixes Felle and Felsen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Felle with Felsen
A purely visual mix-up. Felle ([ˈfɛlə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37463, 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]. 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 37463, this pair ranks #1,589,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Felle vs Felsen
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Felle": -. Private to "Felsen": ns.
"Felle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Felsen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Felle" and "Felsen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Felle" or "Felsen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Felle" and "Felsen" 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 "Felsen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,589,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felle" and "Felsen" 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 #1,589,577 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.