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“Fahrern” and “Fahrers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,417
- “Fahrern” frequency rank
- #27,285
- “Fahrers” frequency rank
- 43702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fahrern | Fahrers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fahrer | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fahrer |
Where the eye mixes Fahrern and Fahrers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Fahrern and Fahrers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Fahrern vs Fahrers
A purely visual mix-up. Fahrern ([ˈfaːʁɐn]) and Fahrers ([ˈfaːʁɐs]) 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 a single letter - n in “Fahrern” becomes s in “Fahrers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fahrern is recorded at frequency rank #16,417, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːʁɐn]. Fahrers is at rank #27,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːʁɐs].
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 43702, this pair ranks #1,409,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fahrern vs Fahrers
Shared letters: aefhr. Private to "Fahrern": n. Private to "Fahrers": s.
"Fahrern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Fahrers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Fahrern" vs "Fahrers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Fahrern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fahrers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,409,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fahrern" and "Fahrers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fahrers vs Führern". 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 #1,409,634 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.