Which to use
“Fähre” and “Fahrern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,659
- “Fähre” frequency rank
- #16,417
- “Fahrern” frequency rank
- 27076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fähre | Fahrern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | spezielles Schiff, das der (gewerbsmäßigen) Beförderung von Personen und/oder Transportmitteln von Ufer zu Ufer dient | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fahrer |
Where the eye mixes Fähre and Fahrern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fähre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Fahrern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Fähre and Fahrern
A purely visual mix-up. Fähre ([ˈfɛːʁə]) and Fahrern ([ˈfaːʁɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fähre is recorded at frequency rank #10,659, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛːʁə]. Fahrern is at rank #16,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːʁɐn].
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 27076, this pair ranks #1,807,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fähre vs Fahrern
Shared letters: efhr. Private to "Fähre": ä. Private to "Fahrern": an.
"Fähre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Fahrern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fahrern ← afhrern · faherrn · fahhrern · fahrenr · fahrernn · fahrerrn · fahrrern · farhern
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fähre" for "Fahrern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Fähre" or "Fahrern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Fähre" and "Fahrern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fähre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fahrern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,807,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fähre" and "Fahrern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fahrern vs Führerin". 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 #1,807,741 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.