Which to use
“Fack” is a noun and “fas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,377
- “Fack” frequency rank
- #38,095
- “fas” frequency rank
- 85472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fack | fas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fach in einem Schrank, Regal oder Kasten | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fasen |
Letter map: Fack vs fas
Shared letters muted; letters that set Fack and fas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Fack runs 4 letters (CVCC) against fas's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Fack and fas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Fack is anoun and fasaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fack is recorded at frequency rank #47,377, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. fas is at rank #38,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [faːs].
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 85472, this pair ranks #107,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fack vs fas
Shared letters: af. Private to "Fack": ck. Private to "fas": s.
"Fack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fack ← afck · facck · fackk · fakc · fcak · ffack
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fack" for "fas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Fack" vs "fas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Fack" and "fas". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fack" and "fas" 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 #107,792 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.