Which to use
“Faches” and “Fuchs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,645
- “Faches” frequency rank
- #4,704
- “Fuchs” frequency rank
- 39349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Faches | Fuchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fach | Vertreter einer Gruppe von bestimmten kurzbeinigen Arten der Familie der Hunde (Canidae) |
Where the eye mixes Faches and Fuchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Faches runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Fuchs's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Faches vs Fuchs
A purely visual mix-up. Faches ([ˈfaxəs]) and Fuchs ([fʊks]) 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 39349, 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]. Fuchs is at rank #4,704, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊks].
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 39349, this pair ranks #1,539,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Faches vs Fuchs
Shared letters: cfhs. Private to "Faches": ae. Private to "Fuchs": u.
"Faches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Fuchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Faches" and "Fuchs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Faches" or "Fuchs" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Faches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuchs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,539,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Faches" and "Fuchs" 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 #1,539,217 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.