Which to use
“Felle” and “folie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,039
- “Felle” frequency rank
- #13,826
- “folie” frequency rank
- 44865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felle | folie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fell | Irrsinn, Tollheit, Verrücktheit, Wahnsinn, Wahnwitz |
Where the eye mixes Felle and folie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Felle (CVCCV) and folie (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Felle and folie
A purely visual mix-up. Felle ([ˈfɛlə]) and folie ([fɔ.li]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44865, 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]. folie is at rank #13,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɔ.li].
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 44865, this pair ranks #1,372,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Felle vs folie
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Felle": -. Private to "folie": io.
"Felle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "folie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Felle" for "folie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Felle" vs "folie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Felle" and "folie" 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 "folie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,372,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felle" and "folie" 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 #1,372,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.