Which to use
“filled” and “fuller” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,041
- “filled” frequency rank
- #9,751
- “fuller” frequency rank
- 11792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filled | fuller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That is now full. | comparative form of full: more full |
Where the eye mixes filled and fuller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: filled vs fuller
A purely visual mix-up. filled (/fɪld/) and fuller (/ˈfʊ.lə/) 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 11792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filled is recorded at frequency rank #2,041, classified as anadj, pronounced /fɪld/. fuller is at rank #9,751, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfʊ.lə/.
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 11792, this pair ranks #485,098 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of filled vs fuller
Shared letters: efl. Private to "filled": di. Private to "fuller": ru.
"filled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fuller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filled" and "fuller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "filled" or "fuller" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "filled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #485,098 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filled" and "fuller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Führer vs fuller". 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 #485,098 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.