Which to use
“gefällt” and “gefilmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #991
- “gefällt” frequency rank
- #11,240
- “gefilmt” frequency rank
- 12231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefällt | gefilmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fällen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs filmen |
Where the eye mixes gefällt and gefilmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gefällt and gefilmt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefällt and gefilmt
A purely visual mix-up. gefällt ([ɡəˈfɛlt]) and gefilmt ([ɡəˈfɪlmt]) 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 12231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefällt is recorded at frequency rank #991, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlt]. gefilmt is at rank #11,240, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɪlmt].
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 12231, this pair ranks #1,965,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefällt vs gefilmt
Shared letters: efglt. Private to "gefällt": ä. Private to "gefilmt": im.
"gefällt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gefilmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefilmt ← egfilmt · geffilmt · gefillmt · gefilmmt · gefilmtt · gefiltm · gefimlt · geflimt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefällt" for "gefilmt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefällt" vs "gefilmt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefällt" and "gefilmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefällt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefilmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefällt" and "gefilmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefilde vs gefilmt". 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 #1,965,432 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.