gefühltenvsgefüllteTell them apart

Which to use

“gefühlten” and “gefüllte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,528
“gefühlten” frequency rank
#15,889
“gefüllte” frequency rank
39417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gefühlten gefüllte
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefühlt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefüllt

Where the eye mixes gefühlten and gefüllte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefühlten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gefüllte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
gefühlten
8 ch
gefüllte

Visual trap between gefühlten and gefüllte

A purely visual mix-up. gefühlten ([ɡəˈfyːltn̩]) and gefüllte ([ɡəˈfʏltə]) 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 39417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gefühlten is recorded at frequency rank #23,528, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːltn̩]. 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 39417, this pair ranks #1,537,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gefühlten vs gefüllte

Shared letters: efgltü. Private to "gefühlten": hn. Private to "gefüllte": -.

"gefühlten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "gefüllte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gefühlten" and "gefüllte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfyːltn̩] versus [ɡəˈfʏltə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gefühlten" or "gefüllte"?
"gefüllte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,889 in our German list, against #23,528 for "gefühlten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gefühlten" 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 #1,537,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gefühlten" and "gefüllte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefüllte vs gewollte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,537,387 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list