Which to use
“Falle” is a noun and “fällige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,726
- “Falle” frequency rank
- #46,663
- “fällige” frequency rank
- 48389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Falle | fällige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vorrichtung zum Fangen von Wildtieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fällig |
Where the eye mixes Falle and fällige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Falle and fällige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Falle is [ˈfalə] while fällige is [ˈfɛlɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48389, 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]. fällige is at rank #46,663, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛlɪɡə].
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 48389, this pair ranks #1,250,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Falle vs fällige
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Falle": a. Private to "fällige": giä.
"Falle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fällige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Falle ← aflle · fale · falel · ffalle · flale
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Falle" for "fällige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Falle" vs "fällige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Falle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fällige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,250,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Falle" and "fällige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fällige vs falling". 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 #1,250,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.