fühlevsFundeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fühle is a verb, Funde is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fühle” is a verb and “Funde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,921
“fühle” frequency rank
#12,285
“Funde” frequency rank
14206
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fühle Funde
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fund

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fühle and Funde apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
fühle
5 ch
Funde

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fühle is [ˈfyːlə] while Funde is [ˈfʊndə]. 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 14206, 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]. Funde is at rank #12,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊndə].

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 14206, this pair ranks #1,952,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fühle vs Funde

Shared letters: ef. Private to "fühle": hlü. Private to "Funde": dnu.

"fühle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fundeffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde

Frequency comparison

fühle#1,921
Funde#12,285

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fühle" and "Funde" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fühle" is a verb and "Funde" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fühle" or "Funde"?
"fühle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,921 in our German list, against #12,285 for "Funde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fühle vs Funde

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “fühle”; for a noun, it's “Funde”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fühle” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list