Which to use
“falcon” is a noun and “falten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,119
- “falcon” frequency rank
- #10,852
- “falten” frequency rank
- 39971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falcon | falten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Falke | umbiegen und zusammenlegen |
Letter map: falcon vs falten
Shared letters muted; letters that set falcon and falten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. falcon and falten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - falcon and falten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: falcon is anoun and faltenaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falcon is recorded at frequency rank #29,119, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. falten is at rank #10,852, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaltn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39971, this pair ranks #1,521,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of falcon vs falten
Shared letters: afln. Private to "falcon": co. Private to "falten": et.
"falcon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "falten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "falcon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,521,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falcon" and "falten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falcon vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,521,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.