Which to use
“fabelhaft” and “fabelhafte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,284
- “fabelhaft” frequency rank
- #34,643
- “fabelhafte” frequency rank
- 61927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fabelhaft | fabelhafte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wie eine Fabel anmutend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fabelhaft |
Where the eye mixes fabelhaft and fabelhafte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fabelhaft with fabelhafte
A purely visual mix-up. fabelhaft ([ˈfaːbl̩haft]) and fabelhafte ([ˈfaːbl̩haftə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “fabelhaft” sits inside “fabelhafte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fabelhaft is recorded at frequency rank #27,284, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaːbl̩haft]. fabelhafte is at rank #34,643, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaːbl̩haftə].
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 61927, this pair ranks #731,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fabelhaft vs fabelhafte
Shared letters: abefhlt. Private to "fabelhaft": -. Private to "fabelhafte": -.
"fabelhaft" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "fabelhafte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fabelhaft ← afbelhaft · fabbelhaft · fabehlaft · fabelahft · fabelhafft · fabelhaftt · fabelhatf · fabelhfat
- fabelhafte ← afbelhafte · fabbelhafte · fabehlafte · fabelahfte · fabelhafet · fabelhaffte · fabelhaftte · fabelhatfe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fabelhaft" and "fabelhafte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "fabelhaft" or "fabelhafte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fabelhaft" and "fabelhafte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fabelhaft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fabelhafte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #731,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fabelhaft" and "fabelhafte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fabelhafte vs fabelhaften". 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 #731,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.