Which to use
“fällt” is a verb and “Falte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #714
- “fällt” frequency rank
- #40,524
- “Falte” frequency rank
- 41238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fällt | Falte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fallen | längliche Unebenheit in ebenen, glatten Oberflächen insbesondere bei textilen Stoffen, Papier, Haut und Ähnlichem |
Where the eye mixes fällt and Falte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fällt is [fɛlt] while Falte is [ˈfaltə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fällt is recorded at frequency rank #714, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛlt]. Falte is at rank #40,524, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaltə].
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 41238, this pair ranks #1,485,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fällt vs Falte
Shared letters: flt. Private to "fällt": ä. Private to "Falte": ae.
"fällt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Falte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Falte ← aflte · falet · fallte · faltte · fatle · ffalte · flate
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fällt" and "Falte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fällt" or "Falte"?
What to do next
You've compared "fällt" and "Falte". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fällt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Falte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,485,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fällt" and "Falte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Falte vs Felge". 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
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