Which to use
“Fühler” and “Füller” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,311
- “Fühler” frequency rank
- #34,108
- “Füller” frequency rank
- 61419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fühler | Füller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Körperteil, das zum Tasten und Fühlen verwendet wird (meist bei Insekten etc.) | Füllfederhalter, Schreibgerät, das einen Tank für Tinte enthält und somit andauerndes Schreiben ermöglicht |
Where the eye mixes Fühler and Füller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Fühler and Füller follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Fühler and Füller
A purely visual mix-up. Fühler ([ˈfyːlɐ]) and Füller ([ˈfʏlɐ]) 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 a single letter - h in “Fühler” becomes l in “Füller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61419, 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]. 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 61419, this pair ranks #750,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fühler vs Füller
Shared letters: eflrü. Private to "Fühler": h. Private to "Füller": -.
"Fühler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Füller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fühler" for "Füller" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Fühler" or "Füller" 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 "Füller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #750,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fühler" and "Füller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Füller vs Fünfer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #750,506 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.