Which to use
“Fähre” and “Falte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,659
- “Fähre” frequency rank
- #40,524
- “Falte” frequency rank
- 51183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fähre | Falte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | spezielles Schiff, das der (gewerbsmäßigen) Beförderung von Personen und/oder Transportmitteln von Ufer zu Ufer dient | längliche Unebenheit in ebenen, glatten Oberflächen insbesondere bei textilen Stoffen, Papier, Haut und Ähnlichem |
Where the eye mixes Fähre and Falte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Fähre and Falte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Fähre vs Falte
A purely visual mix-up. Fähre ([ˈfɛːʁə]) and Falte ([ˈfaltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51183, 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]. Falte is at rank #40,524, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaltə].
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 51183, this pair ranks #1,145,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fähre vs Falte
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Fähre": hrä. Private to "Falte": alt.
"Fähre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Falte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Falte ← aflte · falet · fallte · faltte · fatle · ffalte · flate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fähre" and "Falte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Fähre" or "Falte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fähre" and "Falte" 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 "Falte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,145,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fähre" and "Falte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Falte vs Felge". 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 #1,145,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.