Which to use
“gefallen” and “gefallenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #904
- “gefallen” frequency rank
- #14,076
- “gefallenen” frequency rank
- 14980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefallen | gefallenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Krieg durch Feindeinwirkung gestorben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen |
Where the eye mixes gefallen and gefallenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefallen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gefallenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gefallen vs gefallenen
A purely visual mix-up. gefallen ([ɡəˈfalən]) and gefallenen ([ɡəˈfalənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gefallen” sits inside “gefallenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefallen is recorded at frequency rank #904, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfalən]. gefallenen is at rank #14,076, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfalənən].
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 14980, this pair ranks #1,947,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefallen vs gefallenen
Shared letters: aefgln. Private to "gefallen": -. Private to "gefallenen": -.
"gefallen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gefallenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefallen ← egfallen · geafllen · gefaleln · gefalen · gefallenn · gefallne · geffallen · geflalen
- gefallenen ← egfallenen · geafllenen · gefalelnen · gefalenen · gefalleenn · gefallenenn · gefallenne · gefallennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefallen" and "gefallenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gefallen" or "gefallenen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefallen" and "gefallenen" 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 "gefallenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefallen" and "gefallenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefahrenen vs gefallenen". 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 #1,947,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.