Which to use
“fas” is a verb and “fata” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,095
- “fas” frequency rank
- #45,920
- “fata” frequency rank
- 84015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fas | fata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fasen | die Fee |
Letter map: fas vs fata
Shared letters muted; letters that set fas and fata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fas runs 3 letters (CVC) against fata's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for fas / fata
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fas is averb and fataanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fas is recorded at frequency rank #38,095, classified as averb, pronounced [faːs]. fata is at rank #45,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 84015, this pair ranks #130,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fas vs fata
Shared letters: af. Private to "fas": s. Private to "fata": t.
"fas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fata ← afta · faat · fatta · ffata · ftaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fas" and "fata" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fas" vs "fata" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "fas" vs "fata" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fas" and "fata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fata vs puzzles". 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 #130,453 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.