Which to use
“Gefühle” and “Gefühlen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,339
- “Gefühle” frequency rank
- #8,719
- “Gefühlen” frequency rank
- 11058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefühle | Gefühlen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefühl | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl |
Where the eye mixes Gefühle and Gefühlen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Gefühle with Gefühlen
A purely visual mix-up. Gefühle ([ɡəˈfyːlə]) and Gefühlen ([ɡəˈfyːlən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Gefühle” sits inside “Gefühlen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefühle is recorded at frequency rank #2,339, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːlə]. Gefühlen is at rank #8,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːlən].
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 11058, this pair ranks #1,971,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefühle vs Gefühlen
Shared letters: efghlü. Private to "Gefühle": -. Private to "Gefühlen": n.
"Gefühle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Gefühlen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gefühle" and "Gefühlen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gefühle" or "Gefühlen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gefühle" and "Gefühlen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefühle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefühlen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefühle" and "Gefühlen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühlen vs gemahlen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,971,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.