fälltvsfullWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fällt is a verb, full is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fällt” is a verb and “full” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#714
“fällt” frequency rank
#7,319
“full” frequency rank
8033
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fällt full
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fallen mit (nahezu) maximalen Inhalt seiend; voll

Where the eye mixes fällt and full

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
fällt
4 ch
full

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fällt is [fɛlt] while full is [fʊl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fällt is recorded at frequency rank #714, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛlt]. full is at rank #7,319, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʊl].

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 8033, this pair ranks #1,985,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fällt vs full

Shared letters: fl. Private to "fällt": . Private to "full": u.

"fällt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "full" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fullffull · flul · ful · ufll

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fällt" and "full" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fällt" is a verb and "full" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fällt" or "full"?
"fällt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #714 in our German list, against #7,319 for "full". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list