Which to use
“Falte” and “fate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,524
- “Falte” frequency rank
- #35,761
- “fate” frequency rank
- 76285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Falte | fate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | längliche Unebenheit in ebenen, glatten Oberflächen insbesondere bei textilen Stoffen, Papier, Haut und Ähnlichem | die (eher leidlichen) Dinge oder Umstände, die jemandem widerfahren; Geschick, Schicksal |
Where the eye mixes Falte and fate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Falte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fate's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Falte and fate
A purely visual mix-up. Falte ([ˈfaltə]) and fate ([feɪt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76285, 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]. fate is at rank #35,761, tagged as anoun, pronounced [feɪt].
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 76285, this pair ranks #287,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Falte vs fate
Shared letters: aeft. Private to "Falte": l. Private to "fate": -.
"Falte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Falte" for "fate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Falte" vs "fate" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Falte" and "fate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Falte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Falte" and "fate" 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 #287,478 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.