Which to use
“Gefühlen” is a noun and “gefunden” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,719
- “Gefühlen” frequency rank
- #443
- “gefunden” frequency rank
- 9162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefühlen | gefunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs finden |
Where the eye mixes Gefühlen and gefunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gefühlen and gefunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gefühlen and gefunden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefühlen is [ɡəˈfyːlən] while gefunden is [ɡəˈfʊndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9162, 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]. gefunden is at rank #443, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndn̩].
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 9162, this pair ranks #1,981,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefühlen vs gefunden
Shared letters: efgn. Private to "Gefühlen": hlü. Private to "gefunden": du.
"Gefühlen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gefunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefunden ← egfunden · geffunden · gefnuden · gefudnen · gefundden · gefundenn · gefundne · gefunedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gefühlen" for "gefunden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gefühlen" or "gefunden" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefühlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefühlen" and "gefunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühlen vs gemahlen". 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 #1,981,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.