Which to use
“Fack” is a noun and “fickt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,377
- “Fack” frequency rank
- #7,761
- “fickt” frequency rank
- 55138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fack | fickt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fach in einem Schrank, Regal oder Kasten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ficken |
Letter map: Fack vs fickt
Shared letters muted; letters that set Fack and fickt apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Fack runs 4 letters (CVCC) against fickt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Fack vs fickt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Fack is anoun and ficktaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fack is recorded at frequency rank #47,377, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. fickt is at rank #7,761, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɪkt].
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 55138, this pair ranks #991,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fack vs fickt
Shared letters: cfk. Private to "Fack": a. Private to "fickt": it.
"Fack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fack" and "fickt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Fack" or "fickt" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Fack" and "fickt".
- Full dictionary entry for "Fack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #991,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fack" and "fickt" 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 #991,290 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.