Which to use
“Fühler” is a noun and “fühlten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,311
- “Fühler” frequency rank
- #12,711
- “fühlten” frequency rank
- 40022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fühler | fühlten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Körperteil, das zum Tasten und Fühlen verwendet wird (meist bei Insekten etc.) | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fühlen |
Where the eye mixes Fühler and fühlten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Fühler runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fühlten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Fühler and fühlten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fühler is [ˈfyːlɐ] while fühlten is [ˈfyːltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40022, 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]. fühlten is at rank #12,711, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːltn̩].
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 40022, this pair ranks #1,520,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fühler vs fühlten
Shared letters: efhlü. Private to "Fühler": r. Private to "fühlten": nt.
"Fühler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fühlten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fühler" and "fühlten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Fühler" or "fühlten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fühler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,520,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fühler" and "fühlten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fühler vs Fünfer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,520,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.