Which to use
“Fache” and “fact” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,352
- “Fache” frequency rank
- #19,207
- “fact” frequency rank
- 34559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fache | fact |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fach | Fakt, Tatsache |
Where the eye mixes Fache and fact
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Fache with fact
A purely visual mix-up. Fache ([ˈfaxə]) and fact ([fækt]) 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 34559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fache is recorded at frequency rank #15,352, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaxə]. fact is at rank #19,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fækt].
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 34559, this pair ranks #1,660,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fache vs fact
Shared letters: acf. Private to "Fache": eh. Private to "fact": t.
"Fache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fact" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fache" for "fact" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Fache" vs "fact" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fact" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,660,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fache" and "fact" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fact vs fist". 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 #1,660,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.