Which to use
“face” and “Fete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,650
- “face” frequency rank
- #44,598
- “Fete” frequency rank
- 55248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | face | Fete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der vordere Teil des Kopfes; Antlitz, Angesicht, Gesicht, Visage | lockere, ungezwungene Feier |
Where the eye mixes face and Fete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. face and Fete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses face with Fete
A purely visual mix-up. face ([feɪs]) and Fete ([ˈfeːtə]) 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 55248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
face is recorded at frequency rank #10,650, classified as anoun, pronounced [feɪs]. Fete is at rank #44,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːtə].
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 55248, this pair ranks #986,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of face vs Fete
Shared letters: ef. Private to "face": ac. Private to "Fete": t.
"face" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "face" and "Fete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "face" or "Fete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "face" and "Fete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "face" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #986,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "face" and "Fete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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 #986,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.