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.
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?
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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.