Which to use
“fällt” and “fasst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #714
- “fällt” frequency rank
- #6,181
- “fasst” frequency rank
- 6895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fällt | fasst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fallen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fassen |
Where the eye mixes fällt and fasst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fällt ([fɛlt]) and fasst ([fast]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fällt is recorded at frequency rank #714, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛlt]. fasst is at rank #6,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [fast].
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 6895, this pair ranks #1,990,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fällt vs fasst
Shared letters: ft. Private to "fällt": lä. Private to "fasst": as.
"fällt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fasst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fasst ← afsst · fasstt · fasts · faßt · ffasst · fsast