Which to use
“fallenden” and “fehlenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,645
- “fallenden” frequency rank
- #6,297
- “fehlenden” frequency rank
- 34942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallenden | fehlenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlend |
Where the eye mixes fallenden and fehlenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fallenden with fehlenden
A purely visual mix-up. fallenden ([ˈfaləndn̩]) and fehlenden ([ˈfeːləndn̩]) 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 34942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallenden is recorded at frequency rank #28,645, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaləndn̩]. fehlenden is at rank #6,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeːləndn̩].
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 34942, this pair ranks #1,651,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fallenden vs fehlenden
Shared letters: defln. Private to "fallenden": a. Private to "fehlenden": h.
"fallenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "fehlenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fallenden" for "fehlenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fallenden" vs "fehlenden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fallenden" and "fehlenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fehlenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,651,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallenden" and "fehlenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallenden vs fassenden". 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 #1,651,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.