fühlen

\ˈfyː.lən\

/\ˈfyː.lən\/ verb

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.

Key facts for fühlen
PropertyValue
Headwordfühlen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈfyː.lən\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fühlen » en français

fühlenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Ressentir, sentir.
  2. 2
    Sentir, toucher.
  3. 3
    Être dans un état émotionnel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er wird die Wirkung meiner Wut fühlen.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fühlen"?
"fühlen" is spelled F-Ü-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfyː.lən\.
What does "fühlen" mean?
As a verb, "fühlen" means: Ressentir, sentir.
How do you pronounce "fühlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fühlen" is \ˈfyː.lən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fühlen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list