Which to use
“Fels” and “Film” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,867
- “Fels” frequency rank
- #503
- “Film” frequency rank
- 12370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fels | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zusammenhängende Masse festen Gesteins (Singular 1) | dünne Schicht von etwas |
Where the eye mixes Fels and Film
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Fels and Film follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Fels with Film
A purely visual mix-up. Fels ([fɛls]) and Film ([fɪlm]) 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 12370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fels is recorded at frequency rank #11,867, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛls]. Film is at rank #503, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɪlm].
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 12370, this pair ranks #1,964,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fels vs Film
Shared letters: fl. Private to "Fels": es. Private to "Film": im.
"Fels" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Film" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fels" and "Film" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Fels" or "Film" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Film" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fels" and "Film" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fels vs fils". 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 #1,964,568 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.