Which to use
“Fahrgästen” and “Fahrkarten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,517
- “Fahrgästen” frequency rank
- #25,125
- “Fahrkarten” frequency rank
- 57642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fahrgästen | Fahrkarten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fahrgast | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fahrkarte |
Where the eye mixes Fahrgästen and Fahrkarten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Fahrgästen and Fahrkarten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Fahrgästen and Fahrkarten
A purely visual mix-up. Fahrgästen ([ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡɛstn̩]) and Fahrkarten ([ˈfaːɐ̯ˌkaʁtən]) 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 57642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fahrgästen is recorded at frequency rank #32,517, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡɛstn̩]. Fahrkarten is at rank #25,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌkaʁtən].
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 57642, this pair ranks #893,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fahrgästen vs Fahrkarten
Shared letters: aefhnrt. Private to "Fahrgästen": gsä. Private to "Fahrkarten": k.
"Fahrgästen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "Fahrkarten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fahrkarten ← afhrkarten · fahhrkarten · fahkrarten · fahrakrten · fahrkaretn · fahrkarrten · fahrkartenn · fahrkartne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fahrgästen" for "Fahrkarten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Fahrgästen" or "Fahrkarten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Fahrgästen" and "Fahrkarten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fahrgästen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fahrkarten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #893,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fahrgästen" and "Fahrkarten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fahrgast vs Fahrgästen". 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 #893,437 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.