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“Farmer” and “Fässer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,884
- “Farmer” frequency rank
- #24,728
- “Fässer” frequency rank
- 42612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Farmer | Fässer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die eine Farm besitzt und diese auch meist betreibt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fass |
Where the eye mixes Farmer and Fässer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Farmer and Fässer
A purely visual mix-up. Farmer ([ˈfaʁmɐ]) and Fässer ([ˈfɛsɐ]) 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 42612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Farmer is recorded at frequency rank #17,884, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaʁmɐ]. Fässer is at rank #24,728, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛsɐ].
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 42612, this pair ranks #1,443,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Farmer vs Fässer
Shared letters: efr. Private to "Farmer": am. Private to "Fässer": sä.
"Farmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Fässer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Farmer ← afrmer · famrer · faremr · farmerr · farmmer · farmre · farrmer · ffarmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Farmer" and "Fässer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Farmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fässer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,443,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Farmer" and "Fässer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Färber vs Fässer". 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 #1,443,977 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.