Which to use
“Fähre” is a noun and “fährst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,659
- “Fähre” frequency rank
- #9,907
- “fährst” frequency rank
- 20566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fähre | fährst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | spezielles Schiff, das der (gewerbsmäßigen) Beförderung von Personen und/oder Transportmitteln von Ufer zu Ufer dient | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fahren |
Where the eye mixes Fähre and fährst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fähre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fährst's 6 (CVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Fähre with fährst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fähre is [ˈfɛːʁə] while fährst is [fɛːɐ̯st]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20566, 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]. fährst is at rank #9,907, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛːɐ̯st].
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 20566, this pair ranks #1,896,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fähre vs fährst
Shared letters: fhrä. Private to "Fähre": e. Private to "fährst": st.
"Fähre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fährst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fähre" and "fährst" 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 "fährst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fähre" and "fährst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fähre vs Flure". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,896,217 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.