Which to use
“gefallen” and “gefallene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #904
- “gefallen” frequency rank
- #29,590
- “gefallene” frequency rank
- 30494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefallen | gefallene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Krieg durch Feindeinwirkung gestorben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen |
Where the eye mixes gefallen and gefallene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefallen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gefallene's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefallen and gefallene
A purely visual mix-up. gefallen ([ɡəˈfalən]) and gefallene ([ɡəˈfalənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gefallen” sits inside “gefallene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefallen is recorded at frequency rank #904, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfalən]. gefallene is at rank #29,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfalənə].
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 30494, this pair ranks #1,746,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefallen vs gefallene
Shared letters: aefgln. Private to "gefallen": -. Private to "gefallene": -.
"gefallen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gefallene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefallen" and "gefallene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gefallen" vs "gefallene" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gefallen" and "gefallene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefallene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefallen" and "gefallene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gefallen". 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 #1,746,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.