Which to use
“Felsen” and “Fersen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,424
- “Felsen” frequency rank
- #19,212
- “Fersen” frequency rank
- 25636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felsen | Fersen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | größere in die Höhe ragende Masse fest zusammenhängenden harten Gesteins | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ferse |
Where the eye mixes Felsen and Fersen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Felsen with Fersen
A purely visual mix-up. Felsen ([ˈfɛlzn̩]) and Fersen ([ˈfɛʁzn̩]) 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 - l in “Felsen” becomes r in “Fersen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Felsen is recorded at frequency rank #6,424, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlzn̩]. Fersen is at rank #19,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛʁzn̩].
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 25636, this pair ranks #1,830,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Felsen vs Fersen
Shared letters: efns. Private to "Felsen": l. Private to "Fersen": r.
"Felsen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Fersen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Felsen" and "Fersen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Felsen" vs "Fersen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Felsen" and "Fersen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Felsen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fersen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felsen" and "Fersen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fersen vs Fessel". 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 #1,830,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.