füllen
\ˈfʏlən\
The verdict
“füllen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remplir, dans le sens spatial.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fullen · füllen · French
füllen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | füllen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfʏlən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « füllen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
füllen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfʏlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for füllen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is füllen, spelled F-Ü-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Remplir, dans le sens spatial.
- 2Remplir, dans le sens temporel.
- 3Farcir, fourrer.
- 4Combler, remplir un vide.
- 5Se remplir, devenir plein.
- 6Verser, faire couler (à l'intérieur de quelque chose).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how füllen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Flasche ist halb voll, man sollte sie füllen oder leeren.
Nachdem ein Café Reklame gemacht hatte, «Guter Wein tötet die Krankheit im Keim», verstärkte sich die in der Allgemeinheit ohnehin verbreitete Auffassung, Alkohol schütze vor Infektionen. Allnächtlich gegen zwei Uhr füllte eine beachtliche Zahl von Betrunkenen, die man aus den Cafés geworfen hatte, die Straßen und lief unter optimistischem Gerede auseinan…
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.