Which to use
“Fähre” is a noun and “faires” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,659
- “Fähre” frequency rank
- #29,118
- “faires” frequency rank
- 39777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fähre | faires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | spezielles Schiff, das der (gewerbsmäßigen) Beförderung von Personen und/oder Transportmitteln von Ufer zu Ufer dient | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair |
Where the eye mixes Fähre and faires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fähre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against faires's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Fähre with faires
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fähre is [ˈfɛːʁə] while faires is [ˈfɛːʁəs]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39777, 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]. faires is at rank #29,118, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛːʁəs].
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 39777, this pair ranks #1,527,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fähre vs faires
Shared letters: efr. Private to "Fähre": hä. Private to "faires": ais.
"Fähre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "faires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- faires ← afires · faiers · fairess · fairres · fairse · faries · ffaires · fiares
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fähre" and "faires" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Fähre" vs "faires" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fähre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,527,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fähre" and "faires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faires vs fairy". 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 #1,527,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.