fühltvsfülltWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“fühlt” and “füllt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,478
“fühlt” frequency rank
#9,722
“füllt” frequency rank
11200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fühlt füllt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füllen

Where the eye mixes fühlt and füllt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
fühlt
5 ch
füllt

Look-alike desk: fühlt vs füllt

A purely visual mix-up. fühlt ([fyːlt]) and füllt ([fʏlt]) 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 “fühlt” becomes l in “füllt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11200, 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]. füllt is at rank #9,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʏlt].

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 11200, this pair ranks #1,971,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fühlt vs füllt

Shared letters: fltü. Private to "fühlt": h. Private to "füllt": -.

"fühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "füllt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fühlt" for "füllt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fyːlt] versus [fʏlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fühlt" or "füllt"?
"fühlt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,478 in our German list, against #9,722 for "füllt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "fühlt" and "füllt" 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 "füllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,971,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fühlt" and "füllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Filet vs füllt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,971,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list