fühlen
\ˈfyː.lən\
The verdict
“fühlen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ressentir, sentir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fuhlen · fühlen · French
fühlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fühlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfyː.lən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fühlen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fühlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfyː.lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for fühlen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fühlen, spelled F-Ü-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ressentir, sentir.
- 2Sentir, toucher.
- 3Être dans un état émotionnel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fühlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er wird die Wirkung meiner Wut fühlen.
In den letzten beiden Aprilwochen war es in Thailand, Laos, Indien und Bangladesch ungewöhnlich heiß. (...) Wenn man die Luftfeuchtigkeit mitberücksichtigt, waren die Temperaturen in manchen Gegenden sogar lebensgefährlich: Dort näherte sich die „gefühlte Temperatur“ 54 Grad.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.