Which to use
“Fache” and “Fracht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,352
- “Fache” frequency rank
- #16,705
- “Fracht” frequency rank
- 32057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fache | Fracht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fach | Kosten für die Beförderung von Waren |
Where the eye mixes Fache and Fracht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fache runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Fracht's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fache vs Fracht
A purely visual mix-up. Fache ([ˈfaxə]) and Fracht ([fʁaxt]) 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 32057, 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]. Fracht is at rank #16,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʁaxt].
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 32057, this pair ranks #1,715,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fache vs Fracht
Shared letters: acfh. Private to "Fache": e. Private to "Fracht": rt.
"Fache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Fracht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fache" and "Fracht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Fache" vs "Fracht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fache" and "Fracht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fracht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,715,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fache" and "Fracht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fache vs Fack". 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 #1,715,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.