Which to use
“Gefühls” is a noun and “gekühlt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,203
- “Gefühls” frequency rank
- #28,676
- “gekühlt” frequency rank
- 71879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefühls | gekühlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gefühl | kühl gemacht, mit verminderter Temperatur |
Where the eye mixes Gefühls and gekühlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gefühls and gekühlt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gefühls vs gekühlt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefühls is [ɡəˈfyːls] while gekühlt is [ɡəˈkyːlt]. 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 71879, 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]. gekühlt is at rank #28,676, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkyːlt].
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 71879, this pair ranks #404,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gefühls vs gekühlt
Shared letters: eghlü. Private to "Gefühls": fs. Private to "gekühlt": kt.
"Gefühls" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gekühlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gefühls" and "gekühlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gefühls" vs "gekühlt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefühls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gekühlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefühls" and "gekühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekillt vs gekühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #404,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.