Which to use
“fade” is an adjective and “Fähre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,506
- “fade” frequency rank
- #10,659
- “Fähre” frequency rank
- 48165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fade | Fähre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne oder mit nur wenig Geschmack | spezielles Schiff, das der (gewerbsmäßigen) Beförderung von Personen und/oder Transportmitteln von Ufer zu Ufer dient |
Where the eye mixes fade and Fähre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fade runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Fähre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fade and Fähre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fade is [ˈfaːdə] while Fähre is [ˈfɛːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fade is recorded at frequency rank #37,506, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaːdə]. Fähre is at rank #10,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛːʁə].
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 48165, this pair ranks #1,258,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fade vs Fähre
Shared letters: ef. Private to "fade": ad. Private to "Fähre": hrä.
"fade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Fähre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fade ← afde · fadde · faed · fdae · ffade
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fade" for "Fähre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fade" vs "Fähre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fähre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,258,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fade" and "Fähre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fade vs flame". 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 #1,258,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.