Which to use
“Fach” and “Fax” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,440
- “Fach” frequency rank
- #12,705
- “Fax” frequency rank
- 16145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fach | Fax |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der durch das Balkengerüst beziehungsweise die tragenden Balken gebildete und mit Lehm oder Ziegeln ausgefüllte Zwischenraum einer Fachwerkwand (auch Gefach) | per Telefonleitung übermitteltes Dokument, Schriftstück, Foto oder Zeichnung |
Where the eye mixes Fach and Fax
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Fach vs Fax
A purely visual mix-up. Fach ([fax]) and Fax ([faks]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fach is recorded at frequency rank #3,440, classified as anoun, pronounced [fax]. Fax is at rank #12,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced [faks].
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 16145, this pair ranks #1,938,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fach vs Fax
Shared letters: af. Private to "Fach": ch. Private to "Fax": x.
"Fach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fax" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fach ← afch · facch · fachh · fahc · fcah · ffach
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fach" for "Fax" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Fach" vs "Fax" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fach" and "Fax" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fax" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fach" and "Fax" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fack vs Fax". 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 #1,938,219 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.