Which to use
“füllen” is a verb and “Funden” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,171
- “füllen” frequency rank
- #30,066
- “Funden” frequency rank
- 35237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | füllen | Funden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Behälter voll machen, eine Aushöhlung stopfen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fund |
Where the eye mixes füllen and Funden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. füllen and Funden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between füllen and Funden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: füllen is [ˈfʏlən] while Funden is [ˈfʊndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 35237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
füllen is recorded at frequency rank #5,171, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏlən]. Funden is at rank #30,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊndn̩].
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 35237, this pair ranks #1,644,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of füllen vs Funden
Shared letters: efn. Private to "füllen": lü. Private to "Funden": du.
"füllen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Funden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Funden ← ffunden · fnuden · fudnen · fundden · fundenn · fundne · funedn · funnden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "füllen" for "Funden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "füllen" or "Funden"?
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 "füllen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Funden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,644,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "füllen" and "Funden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fahnden vs Funden". 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 #1,644,728 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.