Which to use
“fuck” and “fühl” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,038
- “fuck” frequency rank
- #6,428
- “fühl” frequency rank
- 10466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fuck | fühl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ficken, vögeln | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes fuck and fühl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fuck with fühl
A purely visual mix-up. fuck ([fʌk]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fuck is recorded at frequency rank #4,038, classified as averb, pronounced [fʌk]. 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 10466, this pair ranks #1,974,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fuck vs fühl
Shared letters: f. Private to "fuck": cku. Private to "fühl": hlü.
"fuck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fühl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuck ← fcuk · ffuck · fucck · fuckk · fukc · ufck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fuck" for "fühl" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fuck" or "fühl"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fuck" 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 #1,974,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fuck" and "fühl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs fuck". 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 #1,974,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.