Which to use
“full” is an adjective and “füllen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,319
- “full” frequency rank
- #5,171
- “füllen” frequency rank
- 12490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | full | füllen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit (nahezu) maximalen Inhalt seiend; voll | einen Behälter voll machen, eine Aushöhlung stopfen |
Where the eye mixes full and füllen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between full and füllen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: full is [fʊl] while füllen is [ˈfʏlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
full is recorded at frequency rank #7,319, classified as anadj, pronounced [fʊl]. 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 12490, this pair ranks #1,963,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of full vs füllen
Shared letters: fl. Private to "full": u. Private to "füllen": enü.
"full" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "füllen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- full ← ffull · flul · ful · ufll
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "full" for "füllen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "full" or "füllen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "full" and "füllen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "full" 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 #1,963,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "full" and "füllen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs full". 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 #1,963,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.