Which to use
“fällige” is an adjective and “falling” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,663
- “fällige” frequency rank
- #48,135
- “falling” frequency rank
- 94798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fällige | falling |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fällig | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fall |
Where the eye mixes fällige and falling
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fällige vs falling
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fällige is [ˈfɛlɪɡə] while falling is [ˈfɔːlɪŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fällige is recorded at frequency rank #46,663, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛlɪɡə]. falling is at rank #48,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔːlɪŋ].
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 94798, this pair ranks #14,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fällige vs falling
Shared letters: fgil. Private to "fällige": eä. Private to "falling": an.
"fällige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "falling" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- falling ← aflling · falilng · faling · fallign · fallingg · fallinng · fallnig · ffalling
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fällige" and "falling" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fällige" vs "falling" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fällige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falling" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fällige" and "falling" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fällige vs fälligen". 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 #14,802 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.