verfälltvsverfilmtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,749
“verfällt” frequency rank
#23,351
“verfilmt” frequency rank
43100
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verfällt verfilmt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfallen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verfilmen

Where the eye mixes verfällt and verfilmt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
verfällt
8 ch
verfilmt

Visual trap between verfällt and verfilmt

A purely visual mix-up. verfällt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt]) and verfilmt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verfällt is recorded at frequency rank #19,749, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt]. verfilmt is at rank #23,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlmt].

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 43100, this pair ranks #1,428,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verfällt vs verfilmt

Shared letters: eflrtv. Private to "verfällt": ä. Private to "verfilmt": im.

"verfällt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "verfilmt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verfilmtevrfilmt · vefrilmt · verffilmt · verfillmt · verfilmmt · verfilmtt · verfiltm · verfimlt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verfällt" and "verfilmt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verfällt" or "verfilmt"?
"verfällt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,749 in our German list, against #23,351 for "verfilmt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "verfällt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verfilmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,428,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verfällt" and "verfilmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfickt vs verfilmt". 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 #1,428,635 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