Which to use
“fallen” and “füllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #968
- “fallen” frequency rank
- #32,541
- “füllten” frequency rank
- 33509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallen | füllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich unkontrolliert von oben nach unten bewegen (durch die Gravitation) | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füllen |
Where the eye mixes fallen and füllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fallen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against füllten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fallen and füllten
A purely visual mix-up. fallen ([ˈfalən]) and füllten ([ˈfʏltn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallen is recorded at frequency rank #968, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfalən]. füllten is at rank #32,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏltn̩].
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 33509, this pair ranks #1,684,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fallen vs füllten
Shared letters: efln. Private to "fallen": a. Private to "füllten": tü.
"fallen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "füllten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fallen ← afllen · faleln · falen · fallenn · fallne · ffallen · flalen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallen" and "füllten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fallen" or "füllten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fallen" and "füllten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,684,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallen" and "füllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fügten vs füllten". 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 #1,684,430 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.