Which to use
“Gefälle” and “Gefolge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,228
- “Gefälle” frequency rank
- #17,297
- “Gefolge” frequency rank
- 36525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefälle | Gefolge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Grad der Neigung einer Straße oder eines Geländes | eine Gruppe von Personen, die sich einer wichtigen Persönlichkeit anschließen und dieser dienen |
Where the eye mixes Gefälle and Gefolge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gefälle and Gefolge follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gefälle vs Gefolge
A purely visual mix-up. Gefälle ([ɡəˈfɛlə]) and Gefolge ([ɡəˈfɔlɡə]) 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 36525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefälle is recorded at frequency rank #19,228, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlə]. Gefolge is at rank #17,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɔlɡə].
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 36525, this pair ranks #1,613,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefälle vs Gefolge
Shared letters: efgl. Private to "Gefälle": ä. Private to "Gefolge": o.
"Gefälle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Gefolge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gefolge ← egfolge · geffolge · gefloge · gefogle · gefoleg · gefolgge · gefollge · geoflge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gefälle" and "Gefolge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gefälle" or "Gefolge"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gefälle" and "Gefolge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefälle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefolge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,613,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefälle" and "Gefolge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefolge vs Gehölze". 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 #1,613,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.