Which to use
“Gefühlen” is a noun and “gefühlten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,719
- “Gefühlen” frequency rank
- #23,528
- “gefühlten” frequency rank
- 32247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefühlen | gefühlten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt |
Where the eye mixes Gefühlen and gefühlten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gefühlen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gefühlten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gefühlen and gefühlten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefühlen is [ɡəˈfyːlən] while gefühlten is [ɡəˈfyːltn̩]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32247, 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]. gefühlten is at rank #23,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːltn̩].
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 32247, this pair ranks #1,711,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefühlen vs gefühlten
Shared letters: efghlnü. Private to "Gefühlen": -. Private to "gefühlten": t.
"Gefühlen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gefühlten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gefühlen" and "gefühlten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Gefühlen" vs "gefühlten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gefühlen" and "gefühlten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefühlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefühlten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,711,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefühlen" and "gefühlten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühlen vs gemahlen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,711,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.