Which to use
“Faches” and “Fakes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,645
- “Faches” frequency rank
- #47,380
- “Fakes” frequency rank
- 82025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Faches | Fakes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fach | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fake |
Where the eye mixes Faches and Fakes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Faches runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Fakes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Faches and Fakes
A purely visual mix-up. Faches ([ˈfaxəs]) and Fakes ([fɛɪ̯ks]) 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 82025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Faches is recorded at frequency rank #34,645, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaxəs]. Fakes is at rank #47,380, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɪ̯ks].
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 82025, this pair ranks #164,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Faches vs Fakes
Shared letters: aefs. Private to "Faches": ch. Private to "Fakes": k.
"Faches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Fakes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Faches" for "Fakes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Faches" or "Fakes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Faches" and "Fakes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Faches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fakes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Faches" and "Fakes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fachs 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 #164,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.