Which to use
“fühl” is a verb and “für” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,428
- “fühl” frequency rank
- #16
- “für” frequency rank
- 6444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühl | für |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | etwas oder jemand ist an etwas jemanden gerichtet, bestimmt, zugeordnet |
Where the eye mixes fühl and für
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fühl is [fyːl] while für is [fyːɐ̯]. 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 preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6444, 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]. für is at rank #16, tagged as aprep, pronounced [fyːɐ̯].
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 6444, this pair ranks #1,991,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühl vs für
Shared letters: fü. Private to "fühl": hl. Private to "für": r.
"fühl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "für" · 3 letters · shape CVC