Which to use
“Fächer” is a noun and “flaches” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,918
- “Fächer” frequency rank
- #42,488
- “flaches” frequency rank
- 50406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fächer | flaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gegenstand zum Zuwedeln von kühlender Luft | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach |
Where the eye mixes Fächer and flaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Fächer vs flaches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fächer is [ˈfɛçɐ] while flaches is [ˈflaxəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fächer is recorded at frequency rank #7,918, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛçɐ]. flaches is at rank #42,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈflaxəs].
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 50406, this pair ranks #1,174,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fächer vs flaches
Shared letters: cefh. Private to "Fächer": rä. Private to "flaches": als.
"Fächer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "flaches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- flaches ← falches · fflaches · flacches · flacehs · flachess · flachhes · flachse · flahces
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fächer" for "flaches" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Fächer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flaches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,174,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fächer" and "flaches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fachs vs flaches". 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 #1,174,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.