Which to use
“fühlen” is a verb and “Füller” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,290
- “fühlen” frequency rank
- #34,108
- “Füller” frequency rank
- 35398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühlen | Füller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | per Tastsinn beziehungsweise allgemein über die Haut wahrnehmen oder erkunden | Füllfederhalter, Schreibgerät, das einen Tank für Tinte enthält und somit andauerndes Schreiben ermöglicht |
Where the eye mixes fühlen and Füller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fühlen vs Füller
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fühlen is [ˈfyːlən] while Füller is [ˈfʏlɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 35398, 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]. Füller is at rank #34,108, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʏlɐ].
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 35398, this pair ranks #1,640,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühlen vs Füller
Shared letters: eflü. Private to "fühlen": hn. Private to "Füller": r.
"fühlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Füller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fühlen" and "Füller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fühlen" vs "Füller" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Füller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühlen" and "Füller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Füller vs Fünfer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,640,984 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.