Which to use
“Fühler” is a noun and “fühlte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,311
- “Fühler” frequency rank
- #4,119
- “fühlte” frequency rank
- 31430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fühler | fühlte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Körperteil, das zum Tasten und Fühlen verwendet wird (meist bei Insekten etc.) | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes Fühler and fühlte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Fühler (CVCCVC) and fühlte (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Fühler vs fühlte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fühler is [ˈfyːlɐ] while fühlte is [ˈfyːltə]. 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 31430, 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]. fühlte is at rank #4,119, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːltə].
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 31430, this pair ranks #1,728,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fühler vs fühlte
Shared letters: efhlü. Private to "Fühler": r. Private to "fühlte": t.
"Fühler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fühlte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Fühler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,728,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fühler" and "fühlte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fühler vs Fünfer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,728,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.