Which to use
“fähige” is an adjective and “Fähre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,051
- “fähige” frequency rank
- #10,659
- “Fähre” frequency rank
- 41710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fähige | Fähre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig | spezielles Schiff, das der (gewerbsmäßigen) Beförderung von Personen und/oder Transportmitteln von Ufer zu Ufer dient |
Where the eye mixes fähige and Fähre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fähige runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Fähre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fähige vs Fähre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fähige is [ˈfɛːɪɡə] 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 41710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fähige is recorded at frequency rank #31,051, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛːɪɡə]. 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 41710, this pair ranks #1,471,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fähige vs Fähre
Shared letters: efhä. Private to "fähige": gi. Private to "Fähre": r.
"fähige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Fähre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fähige" and "Fähre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "fähige" or "Fähre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fähige" and "Fähre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fähige" 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 #1,471,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fähige" and "Fähre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fähige vs fällige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,471,378 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.