Which to use
“fühle” is a verb and “Fühler” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,921
- “fühle” frequency rank
- #27,311
- “Fühler” frequency rank
- 29232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühle | Fühler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | Körperteil, das zum Tasten und Fühlen verwendet wird (meist bei Insekten etc.) |
Where the eye mixes fühle and Fühler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fühle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Fühler's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fühle and Fühler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fühle is [ˈfyːlə] while Fühler is [ˈfyːlɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fühle” sits inside “Fühler”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühle is recorded at frequency rank #1,921, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːlə]. Fühler is at rank #27,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːlɐ].
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 29232, this pair ranks #1,770,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühle vs Fühler
Shared letters: efhlü. Private to "fühle": -. Private to "Fühler": r.
"fühle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Fühler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fühle" and "Fühler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fühle" or "Fühler"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fühler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,770,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühle" and "Fühler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fühler vs Fünfer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,770,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.