Which to use
“fällt” and “filmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #714
- “fällt” frequency rank
- #26,868
- “filmt” frequency rank
- 27582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fällt | filmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fallen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs filmen |
Where the eye mixes fällt and filmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fällt with filmt
A purely visual mix-up. fällt ([fɛlt]) and filmt ([fɪlmt]) 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 27582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fällt is recorded at frequency rank #714, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛlt]. filmt is at rank #26,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɪlmt].
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 27582, this pair ranks #1,799,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fällt vs filmt
Shared letters: flt. Private to "fällt": ä. Private to "filmt": im.
"fällt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "filmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- filmt ← ffilmt · fillmt · filmmt · filmtt · filtm · fimlt · flimt · iflmt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fällt" and "filmt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fällt" or "filmt"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fällt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,799,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fällt" and "filmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmt vs fist". 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
Confusion rank #1,799,387 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.