Which to use
“Fakes” and “Faser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,380
- “Fakes” frequency rank
- #27,287
- “Faser” frequency rank
- 74667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fakes | Faser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fake | Faden aus Gewebe |
Where the eye mixes Fakes and Faser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fakes and Faser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Fakes and Faser
A purely visual mix-up. Fakes ([fɛɪ̯ks]) and Faser ([ˈfaːzɐ]) 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 74667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fakes is recorded at frequency rank #47,380, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɪ̯ks]. Faser is at rank #27,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːzɐ].
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 74667, this pair ranks #327,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fakes vs Faser
Shared letters: aefs. Private to "Fakes": k. Private to "Faser": r.
"Fakes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Faser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fakes" for "Faser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Fakes" or "Faser"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Fakes" and "Faser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fakes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Faser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fakes" and "Faser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fachs vs Fakes". 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 #327,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.