überfülltvsüberfüllteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“überfüllt” and “überfüllte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,104
“überfüllt” frequency rank
#48,667
“überfüllte” frequency rank
67771
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature überfüllt überfüllte
Definition mit mehr Dingen/Personen versehen/belegt als (bequem) Platz finden Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfüllt

Where the eye mixes überfüllt and überfüllte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. überfüllt runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCC) against überfüllte's 10 (VCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
überfüllt
10 ch
überfüllte

Visual trap between überfüllt and überfüllte

A purely visual mix-up. überfüllt ([yːbɐˈfʏlt]) and überfüllte ([ˌyːbɐˈfʏltə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “überfüllt” sits inside “überfüllte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

überfüllt is recorded at frequency rank #19,104, classified as anadj, pronounced [yːbɐˈfʏlt]. überfüllte is at rank #48,667, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈfʏltə].

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 67771, this pair ranks #529,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of überfüllt vs überfüllte

Shared letters: beflrtü. Private to "überfüllt": -. Private to "überfüllte": -.

"überfüllt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC  ·  "überfüllte" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "überfüllt" and "überfüllte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([yːbɐˈfʏlt] versus [ˌyːbɐˈfʏltə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "überfüllt" vs "überfüllte" - which ranks higher?
"überfüllt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,104 in our German list, against #48,667 for "überfüllte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "überfüllt" and "überfüllte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "überfüllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "überfüllte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #529,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "überfüllt" and "überfüllte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Überfälle vs überfüllte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #529,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list