Which to use
“gefehlt” is a verb and “gefühlte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,180
- “gefehlt” frequency rank
- #15,634
- “gefühlte” frequency rank
- 22814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefehlt | gefühlte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt |
Where the eye mixes gefehlt and gefühlte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gefehlt vs gefühlte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefehlt is [ɡəˈfeːlt] while gefühlte is [ɡəˈfyːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefehlt is recorded at frequency rank #7,180, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfeːlt]. gefühlte is at rank #15,634, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːltə].
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 22814, this pair ranks #1,869,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefehlt vs gefühlte
Shared letters: efghlt. Private to "gefehlt": -. Private to "gefühlte": ü.
"gefehlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gefühlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefehlt ← egfehlt · geefhlt · gefehhlt · gefehllt · gefehltt · gefehtl · gefelht · geffehlt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefehlt" and "gefühlte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gefehlt" vs "gefühlte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefehlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefühlte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,869,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefehlt" and "gefühlte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gefühlte". 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 #1,869,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.