# Fache vs fachen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fache
*noun · IPA [ˈfaxə] · frequency rank #15,352*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fach

### fachen
*verb · IPA [ˈfaxn̩] · frequency rank #29,116*
machen, dass es (gut) brennt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fache-vs-fachen