Which to use
“fiel” and “fühl” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,550
- “fiel” frequency rank
- #6,428
- “fühl” frequency rank
- 7978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiel | fühl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fallen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes fiel and fühl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fiel with fühl
A purely visual mix-up. fiel ([fiːl]) and fühl ([fyːl]) 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 7978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiel is recorded at frequency rank #1,550, classified as averb, pronounced [fiːl]. fühl is at rank #6,428, tagged as averb, pronounced [fyːl].
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 7978, this pair ranks #1,986,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fiel vs fühl
Shared letters: fl. Private to "fiel": ei. Private to "fühl": hü.
"fiel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fühl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fiel ← feil · ffiel · fiell · ifel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fiel" for "fühl" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fiel" vs "fühl" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fiel" and "fühl" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fühl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiel" and "fühl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Föhr vs fühl". 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 #1,986,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.