Which to use
“überfüllt” and “überfüllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,104
- “überfüllt” frequency rank
- #28,492
- “überfüllten” frequency rank
- 47596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überfüllt | überfüllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit mehr Dingen/Personen versehen/belegt als (bequem) Platz finden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfüllt |
Where the eye mixes überfüllt and überfüllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. überfüllt runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCC) against überfüllten's 11 (VCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: überfüllt vs überfüllten
A purely visual mix-up. überfüllt ([yːbɐˈfʏlt]) and überfüllten ([ˌyːbɐˈfʏltn̩]) 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) - “überfüllt” sits inside “überfüllten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47596, 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]. überfüllten is at rank #28,492, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈfʏltn̩].
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 47596, this pair ranks #1,278,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of überfüllt vs überfüllten
Shared letters: beflrtü. Private to "überfüllt": -. Private to "überfüllten": n.
"überfüllt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC · "überfüllten" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "überfüllt" and "überfüllten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "überfüllt" or "überfüllten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "überfüllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überfüllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,278,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überfüllt" and "überfüllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überfüllte vs überfüllten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,278,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.