Which to use
“Zufall” and “Zufälle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,871
- “Zufall” frequency rank
- #22,980
- “Zufälle” frequency rank
- 25851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Zufall | Zufälle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das nicht Vorhersehbare, das nicht Beabsichtigte | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zufall |
Where the eye mixes Zufall and Zufälle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Zufall runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Zufälle's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Zufall and Zufälle
A purely visual mix-up. Zufall ([ˈt͡suːˌfal]) and Zufälle ([ˈt͡suːˌfɛlə]) 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 25851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Zufall is recorded at frequency rank #2,871, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌfal]. Zufälle is at rank #22,980, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌfɛlə].
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 25851, this pair ranks #1,827,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Zufall vs Zufälle
Shared letters: fluz. Private to "Zufall": a. Private to "Zufälle": eä.
"Zufall" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Zufälle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Zufall ← uzfall · zfuall · zuafll · zufal · zuffall · zuflal · zzufall
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Zufall" and "Zufälle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Zufall" or "Zufälle" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Zufall" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zufälle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,827,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Zufall" and "Zufälle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zufälle vs zufällige". 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 #1,827,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.