Felge

[ˈfɛlɡə]

/[ˈfɛlɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Felge” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,666. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,666
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt

Corpus desk

Index DE-felge · Felge · German

Felge · rank #49,666 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,666
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feindseligkei…

Nearest frequency peer: Feindseligkeiten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Felge“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Felge“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Felge vs Fell
60% similar
Felge vs Fels
60% similar
Felge vs file
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Felge
PropertyValue
HeadwordFelge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛlɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,666
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Felge“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Felgeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Feindseligkeiten“ (#49,665), „Fernsehsendungen“ (#49,667), „feindliches“ (#49,664). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Felge“ bei #49,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Felge (IPA [ˈfɛlɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,666 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Felge, with forms such as "eflge", "fegle", and "feleg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Fell", "Fels", "file", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Felge, spelled F-E-L-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt
  2. 2
    Übung am Reck oder Barren, bei der der Turner die Stange mit beiden Händen umfasst hält und
  3. 3
    Übung am Reck oder Barren, bei der der Turner die Stange mit beiden Händen umfasst hält und
  4. 4
    Übung am Reck oder Barren, bei der der Turner die Stange mit beiden Händen umfasst hält und

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Felge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hinzu kommen im Stil des ersten Audi quattro verbreiterte und oben abgeflachte Radläufe, 19-Zoll-Felgen sowie ein Diffusor und ovale Endrohre am Heck.
  2. Ich habe mir am Bordstein eine Felge beschädigt.

Synonyms

RadfelgeRadkranzRiesenfelgeFeldaufschwungFelgaufschwungFelgeaufschwung

Antonyms

MantelNabeSchlauch

This word in other languages

rim(English)llanta(Español)jante(Français)borda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eflge
  • fegle
  • feleg
  • felgge
  • fellge
  • ffelge
  • flege

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Felge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eflge2fegle2feleg2felgge1fellge1ffelge1flege2
Edit distance from "Felge"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Felge"?
"Felge" is spelled F-E-L-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛlɡə].
What does "Felge" mean?
As a noun, "Felge" means: Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt
What words are commonly confused with "Felge"?
"Felge" is commonly confused with "Fell", "Fels", "file". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Felge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Felge" is [ˈfɛlɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Felge" come from?
"Felge" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Felge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ferry#49,668feels#49,663folio#49,679Eupen#49,642

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gesell7 variantsduran7 variantsHähne7 variantsjuror7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list