FackvsflachWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Fack is a noun, flach is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Fack” is a noun and “flach” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,377
“Fack” frequency rank
#5,830
“flach” frequency rank
53207
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fack flach
Definition Fach in einem Schrank, Regal oder Kasten ohne größere Erhebungen und Vertiefungen

Letter map: Fack vs flach

Shared letters muted; letters that set Fack and flach apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
Fack
5 ch
flach

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Fack is anoun and flachanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fack is recorded at frequency rank #47,377, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. flach is at rank #5,830, tagged as anadj, pronounced [flax].

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 53207, this pair ranks #1,067,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Fack vs flach

Shared letters: acf. Private to "Fack": k. Private to "flach": hl.

"Fack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "flach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fackafck · facck · fackk · fakc · fcak · ffack
  • flachfalch · fflach · flacch · flachh · flahc · flcah · fllach · lfach

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Fack" and "flach" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Fack" is a noun and "flach" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Fack" or "flach"?
"flach" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,830 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.

What to do next

You've compared "Fack" and "flach". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "flach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,067,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fack" and "flach" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list