Which to use
“Fache” and “Füchse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,352
- “Fache” frequency rank
- #17,295
- “Füchse” frequency rank
- 32647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fache | Füchse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fach | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fuchs |
Where the eye mixes Fache and Füchse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fache runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Füchse's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fache vs Füchse
A purely visual mix-up. Fache ([ˈfaxə]) and Füchse ([ˈfʏksə]) 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 32647, 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]. Füchse is at rank #17,295, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʏksə].
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 32647, this pair ranks #1,703,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fache vs Füchse
Shared letters: cefh. Private to "Fache": a. Private to "Füchse": sü.
"Fache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Füchse" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fache ← afche · facche · faceh · fachhe · fahce · fcahe · ffache
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fache" for "Füchse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Fache" or "Füchse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fache" and "Füchse" 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 "Füchse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,703,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fache" and "Füchse" 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 #1,703,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.