Which to use
“Gefühls” is a noun and “gefühlte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,203
- “Gefühls” frequency rank
- #15,634
- “gefühlte” frequency rank
- 58837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefühls | gefühlte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gefühl | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt |
Where the eye mixes Gefühls and gefühlte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gefühls runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gefühlte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gefühls vs gefühlte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefühls is [ɡəˈfyːls] while gefühlte is [ɡəˈfyːltə]. 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 58837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefühls is recorded at frequency rank #43,203, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːls]. 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 58837, this pair ranks #847,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gefühls vs gefühlte
Shared letters: efghlü. Private to "Gefühls": s. Private to "gefühlte": t.
"Gefühls" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gefühlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gefühls" and "gefühlte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gefühls" vs "gefühlte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gefühls" and "gefühlte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefühls" 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 #847,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefühls" and "gefühlte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gekühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #847,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.