Which to use
“Falte” is a noun and “falten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,524
- “Falte” frequency rank
- #10,852
- “falten” frequency rank
- 51376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Falte | falten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | längliche Unebenheit in ebenen, glatten Oberflächen insbesondere bei textilen Stoffen, Papier, Haut und Ähnlichem | umbiegen und zusammenlegen |
Where the eye mixes Falte and falten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Falte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against falten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Falte and falten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Falte is [ˈfaltə] while falten is [ˈfaltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Falte” sits inside “falten”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Falte is recorded at frequency rank #40,524, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaltə]. falten is at rank #10,852, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaltn̩].
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 51376, this pair ranks #1,137,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Falte vs falten
Shared letters: aeflt. Private to "Falte": -. Private to "falten": n.
"Falte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "falten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Falte" and "falten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Falte" vs "falten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Falte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,137,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Falte" and "falten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Falte vs Felge". 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 #1,137,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.