Which to use
“gefüllt” and “gekühlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,084
- “gefüllt” frequency rank
- #28,676
- “gekühlt” frequency rank
- 33760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefüllt | gekühlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | voll gemacht, voll geworden, keinen Platz mehr bietend | kühl gemacht, mit verminderter Temperatur |
Where the eye mixes gefüllt and gekühlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gefüllt and gekühlt 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 gekühlt
A purely visual mix-up. gefüllt ([ɡəˈfʏlt]) and gekühlt ([ɡəˈkyːlt]) 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 33760, 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]. gekühlt is at rank #28,676, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkyːlt].
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 33760, this pair ranks #1,678,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefüllt vs gekühlt
Shared letters: egltü. Private to "gefüllt": f. Private to "gekühlt": hk.
"gefüllt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gekühlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefüllt" for "gekühlt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gefüllt" or "gekühlt"?
Useful next steps
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 "gekühlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,678,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefüllt" and "gekühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gekühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,678,692 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.