Which to use
“gefällt” is a verb and “gefüllt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #991
- “gefällt” frequency rank
- #5,084
- “gefüllt” frequency rank
- 6075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefällt | gefüllt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fällen | voll gemacht, voll geworden, keinen Platz mehr bietend |
Where the eye mixes gefällt and gefüllt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gefällt with gefüllt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefällt is [ɡəˈfɛlt] while gefüllt is [ɡəˈfʏlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - ä in “gefällt” becomes ü in “gefüllt”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefällt is recorded at frequency rank #991, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlt]. gefüllt is at rank #5,084, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏlt].
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 6075, this pair ranks #1,992,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefällt vs gefüllt
Shared letters: efglt. Private to "gefällt": ä. Private to "gefüllt": ü.
"gefällt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gefüllt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefällt" for "gefüllt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gefällt" or "gefüllt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefällt" and "gefüllt" 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 "gefüllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefällt" and "gefüllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gefüllt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,992,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.