Gefühle

[ɡəˈfyːlə]

/[ɡəˈfyːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gefühle” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,339
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefühl

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefuhle · Gefühle · German

Gefühle · rank #2,339 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,339
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH ganzes

Nearest frequency peer: ganzes (-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 „Gefühle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gefühle“ 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).

Gefühle vs geführt
57% similar
Gefühle vs gefühlt
71% similar
Gefühle vs gefüllt
57% similar

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

Key facts for Gefühle
PropertyValue
HeadwordGefühle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈfyːlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,339
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gefühle“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gefühleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ganzes“ (#2,338), „Geschenk“ (#2,340), „Freiburg“ (#2,337). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gefühle“ bei #2,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gefühle (IPA [ɡəˈfyːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,339 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gefühle, with forms such as "egfühle", "geffühle", and "gefhüle". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "geführt", "gefühlt", "gefüllt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gefühle, spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefühl
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gefühl
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfühle
  • geffühle
  • gefhüle
  • gefühel
  • gefühhle
  • gefühlle
  • gefülhe
  • geüfhle
  • gfeühle
  • ggefühle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egfühle2geffühle1gefhüle2gefühel2gefühhle1gefühlle1gefülhe2geüfhle2
Edit distance from "Gefühle"

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 "Gefühle"?
"Gefühle" is spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfyːlə].
What does "Gefühle" mean?
As a noun, "Gefühle" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefühl
What words are commonly confused with "Gefühle"?
"Gefühle" is commonly confused with "geführt", "gefühlt", "gefüllt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gefühle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefühle" is [ɡəˈfyːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gefühle" come from?
"Gefühle" 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 "Gefühle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gesetze#2,341ersetzt#2,336höchste#2,344Manager#2,350

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

zweiter10 variantsMedizin10 variantsälteren10 variantsDetails10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list