Which to use
“face” and “Fläche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,650
- “face” frequency rank
- #2,292
- “Fläche” frequency rank
- 12942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | face | Fläche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der vordere Teil des Kopfes; Antlitz, Angesicht, Gesicht, Visage | ein zweidimensionales Gebilde |
Where the eye mixes face and Fläche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between face and Fläche
A purely visual mix-up. face ([feɪs]) and Fläche ([ˈflɛçə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12942, 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]. Fläche is at rank #2,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflɛçə].
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 12942, this pair ranks #1,961,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of face vs Fläche
Shared letters: cef. Private to "face": a. Private to "Fläche": hlä.
"face" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Fläche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- face ← afce · facce · faec · fcae · fface
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "face" for "Fläche" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "face" or "Fläche" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "face" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fläche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "face" and "Fläche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "face vs Fock". 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 #1,961,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.