Which to use
“Fels” and “fils” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,867
- “Fels” frequency rank
- #49,670
- “fils” frequency rank
- 61537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fels | fils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zusammenhängende Masse festen Gesteins (Singular 1) | männlicher Nachkomme: Sohn |
Where the eye mixes Fels and fils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fels and fils follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Fels vs fils
A purely visual mix-up. Fels ([fɛls]) and fils ([fis]) 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 a single letter - e in “Fels” becomes i in “fils”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61537, 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]. fils is at rank #49,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fis].
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 61537, this pair ranks #746,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fels vs fils
Shared letters: fls. Private to "Fels": e. Private to "fils": i.
"Fels" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fels" and "fils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Fels" or "fils"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Fels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #746,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fels" and "fils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs fist". 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 #746,034 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.