Which to use
“folgen” and “füllen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #566
- “folgen” frequency rank
- #5,171
- “füllen” frequency rank
- 5737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgen | füllen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem oder etwas hinterhergehen oder auch hinterherfahren | einen Behälter voll machen, eine Aushöhlung stopfen |
Where the eye mixes folgen and füllen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: folgen vs füllen
A purely visual mix-up. folgen ([ˈfɔlɡn̩]) and füllen ([ˈfʏlən]) 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 5737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folgen is recorded at frequency rank #566, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩]. füllen is at rank #5,171, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏlən].
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 5737, this pair ranks #1,993,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folgen vs füllen
Shared letters: efln. Private to "folgen": go. Private to "füllen": ü.
"folgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "füllen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- folgen ← ffolgen · foglen · folegn · folgenn · folggen · folgne · follgen · oflgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "folgen" for "füllen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "folgen" vs "füllen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "folgen" and "füllen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füllen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,993,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgen" and "füllen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fügten vs füllen". 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 #1,993,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.