Gefühl

Name: Gefühl, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡəˈfyːl]

/[ɡəˈfyːl]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Gefühl” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#762
frequency rank, German: 5,117
“G” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das subjektive Erleben von Erregung und hirnchemischer Aktivität

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefuhl · Gefühl · German

Gefühl · rank #762 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

FREQ-CORE #762
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,117
PHOTO-FINISH erster

Nearest frequency peer: erster (-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.

drauf

99,242
erklärt

99,241
erster

99,240
Gefühl

99,239
gleichen

99,238
km

99,237

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Gefühl vs Gemahl

67% similar

Gefühl vs geführt

57% similar

Gefühl vs Gefühle

86% similar

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

Key facts for Gefühl
Property	Value
Headword	Gefühl
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ɡəˈfyːl]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#762
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	14
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gefühl“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gefühlliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#762

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erster“ (#761), „gleichen“ (#763), „erklärt“ (#760). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gefühl“ bei #762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gefühl (IPA [ɡəˈfyːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #762 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gefühl, with forms such as "egfühl", "geffühl", and "gefhül". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Gemahl", "geführt", "Gefühle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gefühl, spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L.

Definition

1
das subjektive Erleben von Erregung und hirnchemischer Aktivität
2
gefühlsmäßiger Zustand
3
Einschätzung, die nicht auf Überlegung beruht
4
Intuition, die Fähigkeit, bestimmte Dinge ohne viel Nachdenken richtig einzuschätzen
5
Sinneswahrnehmung des Tast-, Temperatur-, Druck-, Schmerz- oder Gleichgewichtssinnes (des so genannten fünften Sinnes) oder die Fähigkeit dazu

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Der Mandelkern und die Amygdala spielen eine entscheidende Rolle in der Verarbeitung von Gefühlen.
Meine Gefühle nach diesem Verlust kann ich im Moment gar nicht beschreiben.

This word in other languages

affection(English)sensación(Español)émotion(Français)sensação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

egfühl
geffühl
gefhül
gefühhl
gefühll
gefülh
geüfhl
gfeühl
ggefühl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gefühl - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Gefühl"

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 "Gefühl"?

"Gefühl" is spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfyːl].

What does "Gefühl" mean?

As a noun, "Gefühl" means: das subjektive Erleben von Erregung und hirnchemischer Aktivität

What words are commonly confused with "Gefühl"?

"Gefühl" is commonly confused with "Gemahl", "geführt", "Gefühle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Gefühl"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefühl" is [ɡəˈfyːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Gefühl" come from?

"Gefühl" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erster#761 laufen#765 Medien#766 Saison#767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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