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.
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?
Frequency check: "überfüllt" vs "überfüllte" - which ranks higher?
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.