Which to use
“fahr” is a verb and “Föhr” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,361
- “fahr” frequency rank
- #45,948
- “Föhr” frequency rank
- 51309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fahr | Föhr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fahren | eine nordfriesische Insel vor der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins |
Where the eye mixes fahr and Föhr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fahr and Föhr follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fahr vs Föhr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fahr is [faːɐ̯] while Föhr is [føːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “fahr” becomes ö in “Föhr”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fahr is recorded at frequency rank #5,361, classified as averb, pronounced [faːɐ̯]. Föhr is at rank #45,948, tagged as aname, pronounced [føːɐ̯].
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 51309, this pair ranks #1,140,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fahr vs Föhr
Shared letters: fhr. Private to "fahr": a. Private to "Föhr": ö.
"fahr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Föhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fahr ← afhr · fahhr · fahrr · farh · ffahr · fhar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fahr" and "Föhr" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fahr" vs "Föhr" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Föhr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,140,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fahr" and "Föhr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs Föhr". 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 #1,140,389 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.