Which to use
“falten” and “füllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,852
- “falten” frequency rank
- #32,541
- “füllten” frequency rank
- 43393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falten | füllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | umbiegen und zusammenlegen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füllen |
Where the eye mixes falten and füllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. falten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against füllten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: falten vs füllten
A purely visual mix-up. falten ([ˈfaltn̩]) and füllten ([ˈfʏltn̩]) 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 43393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falten is recorded at frequency rank #10,852, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaltn̩]. füllten is at rank #32,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏltn̩].
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 43393, this pair ranks #1,419,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of falten vs füllten
Shared letters: eflnt. Private to "falten": a. Private to "füllten": ü.
"falten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "füllten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- falten ← aflten · faletn · fallten · faltenn · faltne · faltten · fatlen · ffalten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "falten" for "füllten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "falten" vs "füllten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "falten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,419,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falten" and "füllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fügten vs füllten". 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 #1,419,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.