Which to use
“fühl” is a verb and “fun” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,428
- “fühl” frequency rank
- #6,924
- “fun” frequency rank
- 13352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühl | fun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | spaßig, lustig |
Where the eye mixes fühl and fun
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fühl is [fyːl] while fun is [fʌn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13352, 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]. fun is at rank #6,924, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʌn].
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 13352, this pair ranks #1,958,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühl vs fun
Shared letters: f. Private to "fühl": hlü. Private to "fun": nu.
"fühl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fun" · 3 letters · shape CVC