Which to use
“far” is a noun and “färbt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,418
- “far” frequency rank
- #19,916
- “färbt” frequency rank
- 36334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | far | färbt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vater | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs färben |
Where the eye mixes far and färbt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. far runs 3 letters (CVC) against färbt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: far vs färbt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: far is [faː] while färbt is [fɛʁpt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
far is recorded at frequency rank #16,418, classified as anoun, pronounced [faː]. färbt is at rank #19,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛʁpt].
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 36334, this pair ranks #1,618,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of far vs färbt
Shared letters: fr. Private to "far": a. Private to "färbt": btä.
"far" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "färbt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "far" and "färbt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "far" vs "färbt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "far" and "färbt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "far" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "färbt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,618,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "far" and "färbt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Färber vs färbt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,618,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.