# fachen vs father

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fachen
*verb · IPA [ˈfaxn̩] · frequency rank #29,116*
machen, dass es (gut) brennt

### father
*noun · IPA [ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #34,650*
männlicher Elternteil; Vater

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fachen-vs-father