Which to use
“Gefälle” and “Gefühle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,228
- “Gefälle” frequency rank
- #2,339
- “Gefühle” frequency rank
- 21567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefälle | Gefühle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Grad der Neigung einer Straße oder eines Geländes | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefühl |
Where the eye mixes Gefälle and Gefühle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gefälle and Gefühle follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gefälle vs Gefühle
A purely visual mix-up. Gefälle ([ɡəˈfɛlə]) and Gefühle ([ɡəˈfyːlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefälle is recorded at frequency rank #19,228, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlə]. Gefühle is at rank #2,339, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːlə].
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 21567, this pair ranks #1,884,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefälle vs Gefühle
Shared letters: efgl. Private to "Gefälle": ä. Private to "Gefühle": hü.
"Gefälle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Gefühle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefälle" for "Gefühle" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gefälle" or "Gefühle" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefälle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefühle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefälle" and "Gefühle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefälle vs Gefilde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,884,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.