Which to use
“Gefühle” is a noun and “gefüllt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,339
- “Gefühle” frequency rank
- #5,084
- “gefüllt” frequency rank
- 7423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefühle | gefüllt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefühl | voll gemacht, voll geworden, keinen Platz mehr bietend |
Where the eye mixes Gefühle and gefüllt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Gefühle with gefüllt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefühle is [ɡəˈfyːlə] while gefüllt is [ɡəˈfʏlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7423, 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]. gefüllt is at rank #5,084, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏlt].
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 7423, this pair ranks #1,988,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefühle vs gefüllt
Shared letters: efglü. Private to "Gefühle": h. Private to "gefüllt": t.
"Gefühle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gefüllt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gefühle" and "gefüllt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gefühle" or "gefüllt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gefühle" and "gefüllt" 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 "gefüllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefühle" and "gefüllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gefüllt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,988,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.