Which to use
“Falle” and “Falles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,726
- “Falle” frequency rank
- #19,208
- “Falles” frequency rank
- 20934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Falle | Falles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vorrichtung zum Fangen von Wildtieren | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fall |
Where the eye mixes Falle and Falles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Falle vs Falles
A purely visual mix-up. Falle ([ˈfalə]) and Falles ([ˈfaləs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Falle” sits inside “Falles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Falle is recorded at frequency rank #1,726, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfalə]. Falles is at rank #19,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaləs].
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 20934, this pair ranks #1,892,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Falle vs Falles
Shared letters: aefl. Private to "Falle": -. Private to "Falles": s.
"Falle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Falles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Falle" and "Falles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Falle" vs "Falles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Falle" and "Falles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Falle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Falles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,892,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Falle" and "Falles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fakes vs Falles". 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 #1,892,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.