fielevsFülleTell them apart

Quick tell: fiele is a verb, Fülle is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fiele” is a verb and “Fülle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,535
“fiele” frequency rank
#8,372
“Fülle” frequency rank
48907
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fiele Fülle
Definition 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fallen große Menge

Where the eye mixes fiele and Fülle

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

5 ch
fiele
5 ch
Fülle

Why the eye confuses fiele with Fülle

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fiele is [ˈfiːlə] while Fülle is [ˈfʏlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fiele is recorded at frequency rank #40,535, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfiːlə]. Fülle is at rank #8,372, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʏlə].

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 48907, this pair ranks #1,231,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fiele vs Fülle

Shared letters: efl. Private to "fiele": i. Private to "Fülle": ü.

"fiele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Fülle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fielefeile · ffiele · fieel · fielle · filee · ifele

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fiele" and "Fülle" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fiele" is a verb and "Fülle" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fiele" or "Fülle"?
"Fülle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,372 in our German list, against #40,535 for "fiele". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "fiele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fülle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,231,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fiele" and "Fülle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiele vs friere". 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 #1,231,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list