Which to use
“Föhr” is a name and “fühl” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,948
- “Föhr” frequency rank
- #6,428
- “fühl” frequency rank
- 52376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Föhr | fühl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine nordfriesische Insel vor der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes Föhr and fühl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Föhr and fühl 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 Föhr with fühl
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Föhr is [føːɐ̯] while fühl is [fyːl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Föhr is recorded at frequency rank #45,948, classified as aname, pronounced [føːɐ̯]. 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 52376, this pair ranks #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Föhr vs fühl
Shared letters: fh. Private to "Föhr": rö. Private to "fühl": lü.
"Föhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fühl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Föhr" and "fühl" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Föhr" or "fühl" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Föhr" and "fühl" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Föhr" 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 #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Föhr" and "fühl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs Föhr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.