Which to use
“Falte” and “Felle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,524
- “Falte” frequency rank
- #31,039
- “Felle” frequency rank
- 71563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Falte | Felle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | längliche Unebenheit in ebenen, glatten Oberflächen insbesondere bei textilen Stoffen, Papier, Haut und Ähnlichem | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fell |
Where the eye mixes Falte and Felle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Falte and Felle follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Falte with Felle
A purely visual mix-up. Falte ([ˈfaltə]) and Felle ([ˈfɛlə]) 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 71563, 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]. Felle is at rank #31,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlə].
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 71563, this pair ranks #413,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Falte vs Felle
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Falte": at. Private to "Felle": -.
"Falte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Felle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Falte" and "Felle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Falte" vs "Felle" - which ranks higher?
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 "Falte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Felle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Falte" and "Felle" 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 #413,198 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.