Which to use
“fühl” is a verb and “Fuji” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,428
- “fühl” frequency rank
- #41,823
- “Fuji” frequency rank
- 48251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühl | Fuji |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | japanische Apfelsorte |
Where the eye mixes fühl and Fuji
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. fühl (CVCC) and Fuji (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fühl and Fuji
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fühl is [fyːl] while Fuji is [ˈfud͡ʒi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48251, 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]. Fuji is at rank #41,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfud͡ʒi].
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 48251, this pair ranks #1,255,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fühl vs Fuji
Shared letters: f. Private to "fühl": hlü. Private to "Fuji": iju.
"fühl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fuji" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fuji ← ffuji · fjui · fuij · fujji · ufji
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fühl" for "Fuji" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "fühl" or "Fuji" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuji" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,255,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühl" and "Fuji" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FSJ vs Fuji". 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 #1,255,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.