Which to use
“füllt” and “füllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,722
- “füllt” frequency rank
- #32,541
- “füllten” frequency rank
- 42263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | füllt | füllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füllen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füllen |
Where the eye mixes füllt and füllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. füllt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against füllten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: füllt vs füllten
A purely visual mix-up. füllt ([fʏlt]) and füllten ([ˈfʏltn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “füllt” sits inside “füllten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42263, 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]. füllten is at rank #32,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏltn̩].
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 42263, this pair ranks #1,454,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of füllt vs füllten
Shared letters: fltü. Private to "füllt": -. Private to "füllten": en.
"füllt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "füllten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "füllt" for "füllten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "füllt" or "füllten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "füllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,454,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "füllt" and "füllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fügten vs füllten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,454,790 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.