FachsvsFackWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Fachs” and “Fack” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,862
“Fachs” frequency rank
#47,377
“Fack” frequency rank
91239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fachs Fack
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fach Fach in einem Schrank, Regal oder Kasten

Letter map: Fachs vs Fack

Shared letters muted; letters that set Fachs and Fack apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Fachs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Fack's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Fachs
4 ch
Fack

Pair insight - Fachs / Fack

Fachs and Fack are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fachs is recorded at frequency rank #43,862, classified as anoun, pronounced [faxs]. Fack is at rank #47,377, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 91239, this pair ranks #39,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Fachs vs Fack

Shared letters: acf. Private to "Fachs": hs. Private to "Fack": k.

"Fachs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Fack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fachs ← afchs · facchs · fachhs · fachss · facsh · fahcs · fcahs · ffachs
  • Fack ← afck · facck · fackk · fakc · fcak · ffack

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Fachs" and "Fack" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Fachs" vs "Fack" - which ranks higher?
"Fachs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,862 in our German list, against #47,377 for "Fack". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Fachs" and "Fack".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fachs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fack" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fachs" and "Fack" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fack vs puzzles". 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 #39,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list