Which to use
“füllt” and “füllte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,722
- “füllt” frequency rank
- #22,341
- “füllte” frequency rank
- 32063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | füllt | füllte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füllen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füllen |
Where the eye mixes füllt and füllte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. füllt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against füllte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses füllt with füllte
A purely visual mix-up. füllt ([fʏlt]) and füllte ([ˈfʏltə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “füllt” sits inside “füllte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
füllt is recorded at frequency rank #9,722, classified as averb, pronounced [fʏlt]. füllte is at rank #22,341, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏltə].
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 32063, this pair ranks #1,715,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of füllt vs füllte
Shared letters: fltü. Private to "füllt": -. Private to "füllte": e.
"füllt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "füllte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "füllt" and "füllte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "füllt" or "füllte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "füllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füllte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,715,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "füllt" and "füllte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmte vs füllte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,715,441 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.