Which to use
“Falke” is a noun and “fällt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,569
- “Falke” frequency rank
- #714
- “fällt” frequency rank
- 20283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Falke | fällt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mittelgroßer, zum Teil auch kleiner Raubvogel aus der Familie der Falkenartigen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fallen |
Where the eye mixes Falke and fällt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Falke vs fällt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Falke is [ˈfalkə] while fällt is [fɛlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Falke is recorded at frequency rank #19,569, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfalkə]. fällt is at rank #714, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛlt].
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 20283, this pair ranks #1,899,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Falke vs fällt
Shared letters: fl. Private to "Falke": aek. Private to "fällt": tä.
"Falke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fällt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Falke ← aflke · fakle · falek · falkke · fallke · ffalke · flake
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Falke" and "fällt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Falke" vs "fällt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Falke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fällt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Falke" and "fällt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Falke vs Felge". 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 #1,899,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.