Which to use
“falls” is a conjunction and “faule” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #698
- “falls” frequency rank
- #19,209
- “faule” frequency rank
- 19907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falls | faule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für den Fall, dass …; unter der Bedingung, dass … | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set falls and faule apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
falls and faule form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falls is recorded at frequency rank #698, classified as aconj, pronounced [fals]. faule is at rank #19,209, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaʊ̯lə].
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 19907, this pair ranks #1,903,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering falls vs faule
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a conjunction, it's “falls”; for an adjective, it's “faule”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “falls” entry
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