Which to use
“fallende” and “fehlende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,035
- “fallende” frequency rank
- #4,983
- “fehlende” frequency rank
- 38018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallende | fehlende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlend |
Where the eye mixes fallende and fehlende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fallende and fehlende
A purely visual mix-up. fallende ([ˈfaləndə]) and fehlende ([ˈfeːləndə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallende is recorded at frequency rank #33,035, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaləndə]. fehlende is at rank #4,983, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeːləndə].
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 38018, this pair ranks #1,575,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fallende vs fehlende
Shared letters: defln. Private to "fallende": a. Private to "fehlende": h.
"fallende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "fehlende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fallende" and "fehlende" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fallende" or "fehlende"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fallende" and "fehlende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fehlende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallende" and "fehlende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallende vs fallenden". 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 #1,575,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.