Which to use
“fällt” and “fängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #714
- “fällt” frequency rank
- #3,037
- “fängt” frequency rank
- 3751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fällt | fängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fallen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fangen |
Where the eye mixes fällt and fängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fällt ([fɛlt]) and fängt ([fɛŋt]) 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 3751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fällt is recorded at frequency rank #714, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛlt]. fängt is at rank #3,037, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛŋt].
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 3751, this pair ranks #1,999,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fällt vs fängt
Shared letters: ftä. Private to "fällt": l. Private to "fängt": gn.
"fällt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fängt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC