Which to use
“fühlt” and “fuhr” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,478
- “fühlt” frequency rank
- #2,202
- “fuhr” frequency rank
- 3680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühlt | fuhr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fahren |
Where the eye mixes fühlt and fuhr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fühlt with fuhr
A purely visual mix-up. fühlt ([fyːlt]) and fuhr ([fuːɐ̯]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühlt is recorded at frequency rank #1,478, classified as averb, pronounced [fyːlt]. fuhr is at rank #2,202, tagged as averb, pronounced [fuːɐ̯].
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 3680, this pair ranks #1,999,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühlt vs fuhr
Shared letters: fh. Private to "fühlt": ltü. Private to "fuhr": ru.
"fühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fuhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuhr ← ffuhr · fhur · fuhhr · fuhrr · furh · ufhr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fühlt" and "fuhr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fühlt" vs "fuhr" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fühlt" and "fuhr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuhr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühlt" and "fuhr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Föhr vs fuhr". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,999,642 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.