Which to use
“gefüllt” is an adjective and “gehüllt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,084
- “gefüllt” frequency rank
- #30,570
- “gehüllt” frequency rank
- 35654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefüllt | gehüllt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | voll gemacht, voll geworden, keinen Platz mehr bietend | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hüllen |
Where the eye mixes gefüllt and gehüllt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefüllt and gehüllt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefüllt and gehüllt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefüllt is [ɡəˈfʏlt] while gehüllt is [ɡəˈhʏlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - f in “gefüllt” becomes h in “gehüllt”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35654, 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]. gehüllt is at rank #30,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhʏlt].
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 35654, this pair ranks #1,634,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefüllt vs gehüllt
Shared letters: egltü. Private to "gefüllt": f. Private to "gehüllt": h.
"gefüllt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gehüllt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefüllt" for "gehüllt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefüllt" vs "gehüllt" - 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 "gefüllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehüllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,634,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefüllt" and "gehüllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrüllt vs gehüllt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,634,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.