Which to use
“wegfallen” and “wegfällt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,788
- “wegfallen” frequency rank
- #48,624
- “wegfällt” frequency rank
- 69412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wegfallen | wegfällt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wirklich nicht mehr dasein/existieren oder auch: ausfallen, zeitweise nicht zur Verfügung stehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs wegfallen |
Where the eye mixes wegfallen and wegfällt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wegfallen and wegfällt
A purely visual mix-up. wegfallen ([ˈvɛkˌfalən]) and wegfällt ([ˈvɛkˌfɛlt]) 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 69412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wegfallen is recorded at frequency rank #20,788, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛkˌfalən]. wegfällt is at rank #48,624, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛkˌfɛlt].
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 69412, this pair ranks #477,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wegfallen vs wegfällt
Shared letters: efglw. Private to "wegfallen": an. Private to "wegfällt": tä.
"wegfallen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "wegfällt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wegfallen ← ewgfallen · wefgallen · wegafllen · wegfaleln · wegfalen · wegfallenn · wegfallne · wegffallen
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "wegfallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wegfällt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wegfallen" and "wegfällt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wegfall vs wegfällt". 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 #477,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.