Which to use
“Fach” is a noun and “flach” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,440
- “Fach” frequency rank
- #5,830
- “flach” frequency rank
- 9270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fach | flach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der durch das Balkengerüst beziehungsweise die tragenden Balken gebildete und mit Lehm oder Ziegeln ausgefüllte Zwischenraum einer Fachwerkwand (auch Gefach) | ohne größere Erhebungen und Vertiefungen |
Where the eye mixes Fach and flach
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fach is [fax] while flach is [flax]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9270, 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]. flach is at rank #5,830, tagged as anadj, pronounced [flax].
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 9270, this pair ranks #1,980,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fach vs flach
Shared letters: acfh. Private to "Fach": -. Private to "flach": l.
"Fach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "flach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC