Which to use
“Felle” is a noun and “feste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,039
- “Felle” frequency rank
- #3,372
- “feste” frequency rank
- 34411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felle | feste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fell | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest |
Where the eye mixes Felle and feste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Felle with feste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Felle is [ˈfɛlə] while feste is [ˈfɛstə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34411, 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]. feste is at rank #3,372, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛstə].
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 34411, this pair ranks #1,663,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Felle vs feste
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Felle": l. Private to "feste": st.
"Felle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "feste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Felle" and "feste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Felle" or "feste" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Felle" and "feste" 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 "feste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,663,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felle" and "feste" 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 #1,663,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.