Which to use
“geballten” and “gefüllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,696
- “geballten” frequency rank
- #16,438
- “gefüllten” frequency rank
- 66134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geballten | gefüllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefüllt |
Where the eye mixes geballten and gefüllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geballten and gefüllten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geballten and gefüllten
A purely visual mix-up. geballten ([ɡəˈbaltn̩]) and gefüllten ([ɡəˈfʏltn̩]) 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 66134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geballten is recorded at frequency rank #49,696, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaltn̩]. gefüllten is at rank #16,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏltn̩].
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 66134, this pair ranks #583,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geballten vs gefüllten
Shared letters: eglnt. Private to "geballten": ab. Private to "gefüllten": fü.
"geballten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gefüllten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geballten ← egballten · gbeallten · geabllten · geballetn · geballtenn · geballtne · geballtten · gebalten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geballten" and "gefüllten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geballten" or "gefüllten" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "geballten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefüllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #583,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geballten" and "gefüllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gewollten". 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 #583,451 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.