Which to use
“Fähre” and “Fehde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,659
- “Fähre” frequency rank
- #30,552
- “Fehde” frequency rank
- 41211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fähre | Fehde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | spezielles Schiff, das der (gewerbsmäßigen) Beförderung von Personen und/oder Transportmitteln von Ufer zu Ufer dient | kämpferische Auseinandersetzung, um Ansprüche durchzusetzen; früher eine Streithandlung mit Waffengewalt, heute in übertragenem Sinne länger währende Auseinandersetzung mit anderen Mitteln, zum Beispiel mit dem gesprochenen Wort |
Where the eye mixes Fähre and Fehde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fähre and Fehde 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 Fehde
A purely visual mix-up. Fähre ([ˈfɛːʁə]) and Fehde ([ˈfeːdə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41211, 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]. Fehde is at rank #30,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːdə].
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 41211, this pair ranks #1,486,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fähre vs Fehde
Shared letters: efh. Private to "Fähre": rä. Private to "Fehde": d.
"Fähre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Fehde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fehde ← efhde · fedhe · fehdde · fehed · fehhde · ffehde · fhede
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fähre" and "Fehde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Fähre" or "Fehde"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Fähre" and "Fehde" 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 "Fehde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,486,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fähre" and "Fehde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fehde 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 #1,486,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.