Which to use
“fühl” and “fühlen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,428
- “fühl” frequency rank
- #1,290
- “fühlen” frequency rank
- 7718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühl | fühlen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | per Tastsinn beziehungsweise allgemein über die Haut wahrnehmen oder erkunden |
Where the eye mixes fühl and fühlen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fühl runs 4 letters (CVCC) against fühlen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fühl vs fühlen
A purely visual mix-up. fühl ([fyːl]) and fühlen ([ˈfyːlən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fühl” sits inside “fühlen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühl is recorded at frequency rank #6,428, classified as averb, pronounced [fyːl]. fühlen is at rank #1,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːlən].
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 7718, this pair ranks #1,987,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühl vs fühlen
Shared letters: fhlü. Private to "fühl": -. Private to "fühlen": en.
"fühl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fühlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fühl" and "fühlen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fühl" or "fühlen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fühl" and "fühlen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühl" and "fühlen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Föhr vs fühl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,987,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.