Which to use
“verfallen” and “verfällt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,000
- “verfallen” frequency rank
- #19,749
- “verfällt” frequency rank
- 29749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfallen | verfällt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit der Zeit brüchig werden oder kaputtgehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfallen |
Where the eye mixes verfallen and verfällt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfallen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verfällt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verfallen and verfällt
A purely visual mix-up. verfallen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfalən]) and verfällt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfallen is recorded at frequency rank #10,000, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfalən]. verfällt is at rank #19,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt].
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 29749, this pair ranks #1,761,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfallen vs verfällt
Shared letters: eflrv. Private to "verfallen": an. Private to "verfällt": tä.
"verfallen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verfällt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfallen ← evrfallen · vefrallen · verafllen · verfaleln · verfalen · verfallenn · verfallne · verffallen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfallen" and "verfällt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verfallen" or "verfällt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfällt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,761,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfallen" and "verfällt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfällt vs verhüllt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,761,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.