Which to use
“fühlen” and “fühlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,290
- “fühlen” frequency rank
- #1,478
- “fühlt” frequency rank
- 2768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühlen | fühlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | per Tastsinn beziehungsweise allgemein über die Haut wahrnehmen oder erkunden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes fühlen and fühlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fühlen with fühlt
A purely visual mix-up. fühlen ([ˈfyːlən]) and fühlt ([fyːlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühlen is recorded at frequency rank #1,290, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːlən]. fühlt is at rank #1,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [fyːlt].
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 2768, this pair ranks #2,001,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühlen vs fühlt
Shared letters: fhlü. Private to "fühlen": en. Private to "fühlt": t.
"fühlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fühlen" and "fühlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fühlen" or "fühlt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fühlen" and "fühlt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühlen" and "fühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fühlt vs funzt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,001,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.