Which to use
“Fache” is a noun and “freche” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,352
- “Fache” frequency rank
- #26,878
- “freche” frequency rank
- 42230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fache | freche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fach | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech |
Where the eye mixes Fache and freche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Fache vs freche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fache is [ˈfaxə] while freche is [ˈfʁɛçə]. 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 42230, 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]. freche is at rank #26,878, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɛçə].
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 42230, this pair ranks #1,455,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fache vs freche
Shared letters: cefh. Private to "Fache": a. Private to "freche": r.
"Fache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "freche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fache" for "freche" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Fache" or "freche"?
Useful next steps
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 "freche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,455,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fache" and "freche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freche vs frecher". 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 #1,455,729 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.