Which to use
“überfüllte” and “überfüllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,667
- “überfüllte” frequency rank
- #28,492
- “überfüllten” frequency rank
- 77159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überfüllte | überfüllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfüllt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfüllt |
Where the eye mixes überfüllte and überfüllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. überfüllte runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCCV) against überfüllten's 11 (VCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: überfüllte vs überfüllten
A purely visual mix-up. überfüllte ([ˌyːbɐˈfʏltə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “überfüllte” sits inside “überfüllten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überfüllte is recorded at frequency rank #48,667, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈfʏltə]. 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 77159, this pair ranks #267,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of überfüllte vs überfüllten
Shared letters: beflrtü. Private to "überfüllte": -. Private to "überfüllten": n.
"überfüllte" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV · "überfüllten" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "überfüllte" and "überfüllten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "überfüllte" or "überfüllten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "überfüllte" and "überfüllten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "überfüllte" 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 #267,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überfüllte" and "überfüllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Überfälle vs überfüllte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #267,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.