Which to use
“geballte” is an adjective and “gefällt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,062
- “geballte” frequency rank
- #991
- “gefällt” frequency rank
- 34053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geballte | gefällt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fällen |
Where the eye mixes geballte and gefällt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses geballte with gefällt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geballte is [ɡəˈbaltə] while gefällt is [ɡəˈfɛlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 34053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geballte is recorded at frequency rank #33,062, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaltə]. gefällt is at rank #991, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlt].
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 34053, this pair ranks #1,672,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geballte vs gefällt
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "geballte": ab. Private to "gefällt": fä.
"geballte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gefällt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geballte ← egballte · gbeallte · geabllte · geballet · geballtte · gebalte · gebaltle · gebballte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geballte" and "gefällt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geballte" vs "gefällt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geballte" and "gefällt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geballte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefällt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,672,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geballte" and "gefällt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballte vs geballten". 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 #1,672,049 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.