Which to use
“fiele” and “fühle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,535
- “fiele” frequency rank
- #1,921
- “fühle” frequency rank
- 42456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiele | fühle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fallen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes fiele and fühle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fiele (CVVCV) and fühle (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fiele vs fühle
A purely visual mix-up. fiele ([ˈfiːlə]) and fühle ([ˈfyːlə]) 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 42456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiele is recorded at frequency rank #40,535, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfiːlə]. fühle is at rank #1,921, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːlə].
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 42456, this pair ranks #1,448,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fiele vs fühle
Shared letters: efl. Private to "fiele": i. Private to "fühle": hü.
"fiele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "fühle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fiele ← feile · ffiele · fieel · fielle · filee · ifele
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fiele" and "fühle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fiele" vs "fühle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fiele" and "fühle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fühle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,448,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiele" and "fühle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiele vs friere". 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 #1,448,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.