Which to use
“Gefühlen” is a noun and “gefühlte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,719
- “Gefühlen” frequency rank
- #15,634
- “gefühlte” frequency rank
- 24353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefühlen | gefühlte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt |
Where the eye mixes Gefühlen and gefühlte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gefühlen (CVCVCCVC) and gefühlte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Gefühlen vs gefühlte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefühlen is [ɡəˈfyːlən] while gefühlte is [ɡəˈfyːltə]. 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 24353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefühlen is recorded at frequency rank #8,719, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːlən]. 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 24353, this pair ranks #1,848,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefühlen vs gefühlte
Shared letters: efghlü. Private to "Gefühlen": n. Private to "gefühlte": t.
"Gefühlen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gefühlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gefühlen" and "gefühlte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gefühlen" vs "gefühlte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gefühlen" 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 #1,848,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefühlen" and "gefühlte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gefühlte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,848,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.