Which to use
“gefallen” and “gemalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #904
- “gefallen” frequency rank
- #37,535
- “gemalten” frequency rank
- 38439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefallen | gemalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Krieg durch Feindeinwirkung gestorben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemalt |
Where the eye mixes gefallen and gemalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefallen and gemalten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefallen and gemalten
A purely visual mix-up. gefallen ([ɡəˈfalən]) and gemalten ([ɡəˈmaːltn̩]) 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 38439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefallen is recorded at frequency rank #904, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfalən]. gemalten is at rank #37,535, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːltn̩].
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 38439, this pair ranks #1,563,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefallen vs gemalten
Shared letters: aegln. Private to "gefallen": f. Private to "gemalten": mt.
"gefallen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gemalten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefallen" and "gemalten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gefallen" vs "gemalten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,563,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefallen" and "gemalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gemalten". 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 #1,563,936 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.