Which to use
“fällt” and “fehlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #714
- “fällt” frequency rank
- #950
- “fehlt” frequency rank
- 1664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fällt | fehlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fallen | Imperativ Plural (ihr) des Verbs fehlen |
Where the eye mixes fällt and fehlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fällt ([fɛlt]) and fehlt ([feːlt]) 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 1664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fällt is recorded at frequency rank #714, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛlt]. fehlt is at rank #950, tagged as averb, pronounced [feːlt].
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 1664, this pair ranks #2,003,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fällt vs fehlt
Shared letters: flt. Private to "fällt": ä. Private to "fehlt": eh.
"fällt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fehlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fehlt ← efhlt · fehhlt · fehllt · fehltt · fehtl · felht · ffehlt · fhelt