Which to use
“Fühler” is a noun and “fühlst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,311
- “Fühler” frequency rank
- #8,058
- “fühlst” frequency rank
- 35369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fühler | fühlst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Körperteil, das zum Tasten und Fühlen verwendet wird (meist bei Insekten etc.) | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes Fühler and fühlst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fühler (CVCCVC) and fühlst (CVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Fühler and fühlst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fühler is [ˈfyːlɐ] while fühlst is [fyːlst]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fühler is recorded at frequency rank #27,311, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːlɐ]. fühlst is at rank #8,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [fyːlst].
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 35369, this pair ranks #1,641,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fühler vs fühlst
Shared letters: fhlü. Private to "Fühler": er. Private to "fühlst": st.
"Fühler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fühlst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fühler" and "fühlst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Fühler" or "fühlst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Fühler" and "fühlst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fühler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fühler" and "fühlst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fühler vs Fünfer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,641,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.