Which to use
“Falles” is a noun and “füllen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,208
- “Falles” frequency rank
- #5,171
- “füllen” frequency rank
- 24379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Falles | füllen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fall | einen Behälter voll machen, eine Aushöhlung stopfen |
Where the eye mixes Falles and füllen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Falles and füllen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Falles is [ˈfaləs] while füllen is [ˈfʏlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Falles is recorded at frequency rank #19,208, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaləs]. 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 24379, this pair ranks #1,848,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Falles vs füllen
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Falles": as. Private to "füllen": nü.
"Falles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "füllen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Falles ← aflles · falels · fales · falless · fallse · ffalles · flales
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Falles" for "füllen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Falles" vs "füllen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Falles" and "füllen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Falles" 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 #1,848,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Falles" and "füllen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fakes vs Falles". 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 #1,848,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.