Which to use
“gefüllt” and “gefüllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,084
- “gefüllt” frequency rank
- #16,438
- “gefüllten” frequency rank
- 21522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefüllt | gefüllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | voll gemacht, voll geworden, keinen Platz mehr bietend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefüllt |
Where the eye mixes gefüllt and gefüllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefüllt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gefüllten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefüllt and gefüllten
A purely visual mix-up. gefüllt ([ɡəˈfʏlt]) and gefüllten ([ɡəˈfʏltn̩]) 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) - “gefüllt” sits inside “gefüllten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefüllt is recorded at frequency rank #5,084, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏlt]. gefüllten is at rank #16,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʏltn̩].
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 21522, this pair ranks #1,885,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefüllt vs gefüllten
Shared letters: efgltü. Private to "gefüllt": -. Private to "gefüllten": n.
"gefüllt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gefüllten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefüllt" for "gefüllten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefüllt" vs "gefüllten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefüllt" and "gefüllten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefüllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefüllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefüllt" and "gefüllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gefüllten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,885,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.