Which to use
“geballte” and “gefüllte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,062
- “geballte” frequency rank
- #15,889
- “gefüllte” frequency rank
- 48951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geballte | gefüllte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefüllt |
Where the eye mixes geballte and gefüllte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geballte and gefüllte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geballte and gefüllte
A purely visual mix-up. geballte ([ɡəˈbaltə]) and gefüllte ([ɡəˈfʏltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48951, 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]. gefüllte is at rank #15,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏltə].
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 48951, this pair ranks #1,229,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geballte vs gefüllte
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "geballte": ab. Private to "gefüllte": fü.
"geballte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gefüllte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geballte ← egballte · gbeallte · geabllte · geballet · geballtte · gebalte · gebaltle · gebballte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geballte" and "gefüllte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geballte" or "gefüllte" show up more?
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 "geballte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefüllte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,229,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geballte" and "gefüllte" 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 #1,229,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.