Which to use
“gefühlte” and “gekühlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,634
- “gefühlte” frequency rank
- #28,676
- “gekühlt” frequency rank
- 44310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefühlte | gekühlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt | kühl gemacht, mit verminderter Temperatur |
Where the eye mixes gefühlte and gekühlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefühlte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against gekühlt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefühlte and gekühlt
A purely visual mix-up. gefühlte ([ɡəˈfyːltə]) and gekühlt ([ɡəˈkyːlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefühlte is recorded at frequency rank #15,634, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːltə]. 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 44310, this pair ranks #1,390,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefühlte vs gekühlt
Shared letters: eghltü. Private to "gefühlte": f. Private to "gekühlt": k.
"gefühlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gekühlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefühlte" and "gekühlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gefühlte" vs "gekühlt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefühlte" and "gekühlt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefühlte" 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 #1,390,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefühlte" and "gekühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gekühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,390,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.