Which to use
“fachen” is a verb and “Faches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,116
- “fachen” frequency rank
- #34,645
- “Faches” frequency rank
- 63761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fachen | Faches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | machen, dass es (gut) brennt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fach |
Where the eye mixes fachen and Faches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fachen and Faches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fachen with Faches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fachen is [ˈfaxn̩] while Faches is [ˈfaxəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “fachen” becomes s in “Faches”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fachen is recorded at frequency rank #29,116, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaxn̩]. Faches is at rank #34,645, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaxəs].
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 63761, this pair ranks #665,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fachen vs Faches
Shared letters: acefh. Private to "fachen": n. Private to "Faches": s.
"fachen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Faches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fachen" and "Faches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fachen" or "Faches"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fachen" and "Faches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Faches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #665,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fachen" and "Faches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Faches vs Fakes". 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 #665,323 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.