Which to use
“Fachs” and “Fuchs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,862
- “Fachs” frequency rank
- #4,704
- “Fuchs” frequency rank
- 48566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fachs | Fuchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fach | Vertreter einer Gruppe von bestimmten kurzbeinigen Arten der Familie der Hunde (Canidae) |
Where the eye mixes Fachs and Fuchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fachs and Fuchs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Fachs vs Fuchs
A purely visual mix-up. Fachs ([faxs]) 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 a single letter - a in “Fachs” becomes u in “Fuchs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48566, 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]. 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 48566, this pair ranks #1,243,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fachs vs Fuchs
Shared letters: cfhs. Private to "Fachs": a. Private to "Fuchs": u.
"Fachs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Fuchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fachs" for "Fuchs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Fachs" or "Fuchs"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fachs" 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 #1,243,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fachs" and "Fuchs" 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 #1,243,762 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.