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“Fachbereiche” and “Fachbereichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,537
“Fachbereiche” frequency rank
#45,258
“Fachbereichen” frequency rank
76795
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fachbereiche Fachbereichen
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fachbereich Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fachbereich

Where the eye mixes Fachbereiche and Fachbereichen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Fachbereiche runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCVVCCV) against Fachbereichen's 13 (CVCCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
Fachbereiche
13 ch
Fachbereichen

Why the eye confuses Fachbereiche with Fachbereichen

A purely visual mix-up. Fachbereiche ([ˈfaxbəˌʁaɪ̯çə]) and Fachbereichen ([ˈfaxbəˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) 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) - “Fachbereiche” sits inside “Fachbereichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fachbereiche is recorded at frequency rank #31,537, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaxbəˌʁaɪ̯çə]. Fachbereichen is at rank #45,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaxbəˌʁaɪ̯çn̩].

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 76795, this pair ranks #275,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Fachbereiche vs Fachbereichen

Shared letters: abcefhir. Private to "Fachbereiche": -. Private to "Fachbereichen": n.

"Fachbereiche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCCV  ·  "Fachbereichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fachbereiche ← afchbereiche · facbhereiche · facchbereiche · fachbbereiche · fachbeeriche · fachberecihe · fachbereicche · fachbereiceh
  • Fachbereichen ← afchbereichen · facbhereichen · facchbereichen · fachbbereichen · fachbeerichen · fachberecihen · fachbereicchen · fachbereicehn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Fachbereiche" and "Fachbereichen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfaxbəˌʁaɪ̯çə] versus [ˈfaxbəˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Fachbereiche" or "Fachbereichen"?
"Fachbereiche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,537 in our German list, against #45,258 for "Fachbereichen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Fachbereiche" and "Fachbereichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fachbereiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fachbereichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #275,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fachbereiche" and "Fachbereichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fachbereichen vs Fachbereichs". 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 #275,554 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list