# befall vs bell

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### befall
*verb · IPA [bəˈfal] · frequency rank #29,953*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befallen

### bell
*verb · IPA [bɛl] · frequency rank #9,689*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bellen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/befall-vs-bell