Which to use
“fange” and “fangen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,859
- “fange” frequency rank
- #4,270
- “fangen” frequency rank
- 13129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fange | fangen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fangen | jemanden seiner Freiheit berauben |
Where the eye mixes fange and fangen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fange runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fangen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fange vs fangen
A purely visual mix-up. fange ([ˈfaŋə]) and fangen ([ˈfaŋən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “fange” sits inside “fangen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fange is recorded at frequency rank #8,859, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaŋə]. fangen is at rank #4,270, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaŋən].
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 13129, this pair ranks #1,959,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fange vs fangen
Shared letters: aefgn. Private to "fange": -. Private to "fangen": -.
"fange" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fangen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fange" and "fangen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fange" or "fangen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fange" and "fangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fange 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 #1,959,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.