Gefühlen

[ɡəˈfyːlən]

/[ɡəˈfyːlən]/ noun

The verdict

“Gefühlen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,719
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefuhlen · Gefühlen · German

Gefühlen · rank #8,719 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,719
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gebühr

Nearest frequency peer: Gebühr (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Gefühlen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Gefühlen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Gefühlen vs gefühlt
63% similar
Gefühlen vs Gefühls
75% similar
Gefühlen vs gefunden
50% similar

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

Key facts for Gefühlen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGefühlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈfyːlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,719
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Gefühlen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gefühlenliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Gebühr“ (#8,718), „gesamt“ (#8,720), „Gebot“ (#8,717). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gefühlen (IPA [ɡəˈfyːlən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,719 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gefühlen, with forms such as "egfühlen", "geffühlen", and "gefhülen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "gefühlt", "Gefühls", "gefunden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gefühlen, spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfühlen
  • geffühlen
  • gefhülen
  • gefüheln
  • gefühhlen
  • gefühlenn
  • gefühllen
  • gefühlne
  • gefülhen
  • geüfhlen
  • gfeühlen
  • ggefühlen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egfühlen2geffühlen1gefhülen2gefüheln2gefühhlen1gefühlenn1gefühllen1gefühlne2
Edit distance from "Gefühlen"

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 "Gefühlen"?
"Gefühlen" is spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfyːlən].
What does "Gefühlen" mean?
As a noun, "Gefühlen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gefühl
What words are commonly confused with "Gefühlen"?
"Gefühlen" is commonly confused with "gefühlt", "Gefühls", "gefunden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gefühlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefühlen" is [ɡəˈfyːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gefühlen" come from?
"Gefühlen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "Gefühlen" maps to 14 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gefühlt". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #8,719 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list