Which to use
“gefühlt” is a verb and “gefüllte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,314
- “gefühlt” frequency rank
- #15,889
- “gefüllte” frequency rank
- 19203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefühlt | gefüllte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fühlen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefüllt |
Where the eye mixes gefühlt and gefüllte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gefühlt with gefüllte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefühlt is [ɡəˈfyːlt] while gefüllte is [ɡəˈfʏltə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefühlt is recorded at frequency rank #3,314, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːlt]. gefüllte is at rank #15,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏltə].
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 19203, this pair ranks #1,910,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefühlt vs gefüllte
Shared letters: efgltü. Private to "gefühlt": h. Private to "gefüllte": -.
"gefühlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gefüllte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefühlt" for "gefüllte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gefühlt" or "gefüllte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefüllte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefühlt" and "gefüllte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefüllte vs gewollte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,910,781 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.