Which to use
“fachen” is a verb and “frühen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,116
- “fachen” frequency rank
- #2,025
- “frühen” frequency rank
- 31141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fachen | frühen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | machen, dass es (gut) brennt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the eye mixes fachen and frühen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fachen (CVCCVC) and frühen (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fachen with frühen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fachen is [ˈfaxn̩] while frühen is [ˈfʁyːən]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31141, 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]. frühen is at rank #2,025, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːən].
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 31141, this pair ranks #1,734,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fachen vs frühen
Shared letters: efhn. Private to "fachen": ac. Private to "frühen": rü.
"fachen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "frühen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fachen ← afchen · facchen · facehn · fachenn · fachhen · fachne · fahcen · fcahen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fachen" and "frühen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fachen" or "frühen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frühen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,734,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fachen" and "frühen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fachen vs Fachs". 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 #1,734,009 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.