Which to use
“fallen” and “füllen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #968
- “fallen” frequency rank
- #5,171
- “füllen” frequency rank
- 6139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallen | füllen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich unkontrolliert von oben nach unten bewegen (durch die Gravitation) | einen Behälter voll machen, eine Aushöhlung stopfen |
Where the eye mixes fallen and füllen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fallen vs füllen
A purely visual mix-up. fallen ([ˈfalən]) and füllen ([ˈfʏlən]) 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 a single letter - a in “fallen” becomes ü in “füllen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallen is recorded at frequency rank #968, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfalən]. füllen is at rank #5,171, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏlən].
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 6139, this pair ranks #1,992,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fallen vs füllen
Shared letters: efln. Private to "fallen": a. Private to "füllen": ü.
"fallen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "füllen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fallen ← afllen · faleln · falen · fallenn · fallne · ffallen · flalen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallen" and "füllen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fallen" or "füllen"?
What to do next
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 "füllen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallen" and "füllen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fügten vs füllen". 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 #1,992,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.