Which to use
“fühlte” and “füllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,119
- “fühlte” frequency rank
- #32,541
- “füllten” frequency rank
- 36660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühlte | füllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füllen |
Where the eye mixes fühlte and füllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fühlte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against füllten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fühlte and füllten
A purely visual mix-up. fühlte ([ˈfyːltə]) and füllten ([ˈfʏltn̩]) 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 36660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühlte is recorded at frequency rank #4,119, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːltə]. füllten is at rank #32,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏltn̩].
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 36660, this pair ranks #1,609,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühlte vs füllten
Shared letters: efltü. Private to "fühlte": h. Private to "füllten": n.
"fühlte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "füllten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fühlte" for "füllten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fühlte" or "füllten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,609,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühlte" and "füllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fügten vs füllten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,609,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.