Which to use
“Fache” is a noun and “frohe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,352
- “Fache” frequency rank
- #8,713
- “frohe” frequency rank
- 24065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fache | frohe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fach | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs froh |
Where the eye mixes Fache and frohe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fache (CVCCV) and frohe (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Fache with frohe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fache is [ˈfaxə] while frohe is [ˈfʁoːə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24065, 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]. frohe is at rank #8,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁoːə].
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 24065, this pair ranks #1,852,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fache vs frohe
Shared letters: efh. Private to "Fache": ac. Private to "frohe": or.
"Fache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "frohe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fache" for "frohe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Fache" or "frohe"?
What to do next
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 "frohe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,852,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fache" and "frohe" 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 #1,852,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.