Which to use
“Zufälle” is a noun and “zufolge” is a postp - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,980
- “Zufälle” frequency rank
- #3,291
- “zufolge” frequency rank
- 26271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Zufälle | zufolge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zufall | auf etwas hinweisend, nach, gemäß |
Where the eye mixes Zufälle and zufolge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Zufälle and zufolge follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Zufälle vs zufolge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Zufälle is [ˈt͡suːˌfɛlə] while zufolge is [t͡sʊˈfɔlɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs postp), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Zufälle is recorded at frequency rank #22,980, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌfɛlə]. zufolge is at rank #3,291, tagged as apostp, pronounced [t͡sʊˈfɔlɡə].
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 26271, this pair ranks #1,820,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Zufälle vs zufolge
Shared letters: efluz. Private to "Zufälle": ä. Private to "zufolge": go.
"Zufälle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "zufolge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- zufolge ← uzfolge · zfuolge · zuffolge · zufloge · zufogle · zufoleg · zufolgge · zufollge
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Zufälle" and "zufolge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Zufälle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zufolge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,820,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Zufälle" and "zufolge" 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 #1,820,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.