Which to use
“far” is a noun and “Föhr” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,418
- “far” frequency rank
- #45,948
- “Föhr” frequency rank
- 62366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | far | Föhr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vater | eine nordfriesische Insel vor der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins |
Where the eye mixes far and Föhr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. far runs 3 letters (CVC) against Föhr's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between far and Föhr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: far is [faː] while Föhr is [føːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62366, 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]. Föhr is at rank #45,948, tagged as aname, pronounced [føːɐ̯].
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 62366, this pair ranks #715,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of far vs Föhr
Shared letters: fr. Private to "far": a. Private to "Föhr": hö.
"far" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Föhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "far" and "Föhr" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "far" or "Föhr" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "far" and "Föhr" 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 "Föhr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #715,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "far" and "Föhr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs Föhr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #715,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.