falling

[ˈfɔːlɪŋ]

/[ˈfɔːlɪŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“falling” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,135
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fall

Corpus desk

Index DE-falling · falling · German

falling · rank #48,135 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,135
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fairy

Nearest frequency peer: fairy (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „falling“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „falling“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

falling vs flying
71% similar
falling vs feeling
71% similar
falling vs Füllung
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for falling
PropertyValue
Headwordfalling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɔːlɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,135
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „falling“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fallingliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fairy“ (#48,134), „Falschmeldung“ (#48,136), „Fanfare“ (#48,137). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „falling“ bei #48,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around falling (IPA [ˈfɔːlɪŋ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,135 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fall".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for falling, with forms such as "aflling", "falilng", and "faling". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "flying", "feeling", "Füllung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is falling, spelled F-A-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fall

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aflling
  • falilng
  • faling
  • fallign
  • fallingg
  • fallinng
  • fallnig
  • ffalling
  • flaling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of falling - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aflling2falilng2faling1fallign2fallingg1fallinng1fallnig2ffalling1
Edit distance from "falling"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "falling"?
"falling" is spelled F-A-L-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔːlɪŋ].
What does "falling" mean?
As a verb, "falling" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fall
What words are commonly confused with "falling"?
"falling" is commonly confused with "flying", "feeling", "Füllung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "falling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "falling" is [ˈfɔːlɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "falling" come from?
"falling" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "falling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fanfare#48,137Fernweh#48,141Euphrat#48,126erliegt#48,118

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Fabienne9 variantsEmpirie9 variantsgenehm9 variantsdämmert9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list