Fühlung
German, noun/ˈfyːlʊŋ/
Fühlung is spelled F-Ü-H-L-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 174,963rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fühlung is a German feminine noun meaning “more particular feeling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, bei der etwas prüfend berührt/gegriffen wird; die prüfende Berührung/das prüfende Greifen selbst”.
What does Fühlung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemore particular feeling
- 2
femininecontact (relationship of close communication)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, bei der etwas prüfend berührt/gegriffen wird; die prüfende Berührung/das prüfende Greifen selbst 2. (über den Tastsinn vermittelte) körperliche Wahrnehmung; das Fühlen 3. geistige, seelische Wahrnehmung; Gefühl 4. ohne Plural:
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fühlung
- Fühlungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fühlung?
- /ˈfyːlʊŋ/
- [ˈfyːlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fühlung in German?
Fühlung appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).