Which to use
“fallen” and “fällst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #968
- “fallen” frequency rank
- #32,046
- “fällst” frequency rank
- 33014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallen | fällst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich unkontrolliert von oben nach unten bewegen (durch die Gravitation) | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fallen |
Where the eye mixes fallen and fällst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fallen (CVCCVC) and fällst (CVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fallen and fällst
A purely visual mix-up. fallen ([ˈfalən]) and fällst ([fɛlst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallen is recorded at frequency rank #968, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfalən]. fällst is at rank #32,046, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛlst].
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 33014, this pair ranks #1,695,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fallen vs fällst
Shared letters: fl. Private to "fallen": aen. Private to "fällst": stä.
"fallen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fällst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fallen ← afllen · faleln · falen · fallenn · fallne · ffallen · flalen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fallen" for "fällst" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fallen" or "fällst"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fällst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,695,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallen" and "fällst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fällst vs fehlst". 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 #1,695,144 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.