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.
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
- Funde ← ffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fühle" and "Funde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fühle" or "Funde"?
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
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