Which to use
“Fassade” and “Fassaden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,170
- “Fassade” frequency rank
- #16,699
- “Fassaden” frequency rank
- 23869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fassade | Fassaden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vorderansicht eines Gebäudes | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fassade |
Where the eye mixes Fassade and Fassaden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Fassade runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Fassaden's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Fassade and Fassaden
A purely visual mix-up. Fassade ([faˈsaːdə]) and Fassaden ([faˈsaːdn̩]) 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) - “Fassade” sits inside “Fassaden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fassade is recorded at frequency rank #7,170, classified as anoun, pronounced [faˈsaːdə]. Fassaden is at rank #16,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [faˈsaːdn̩].
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 23869, this pair ranks #1,855,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fassade vs Fassaden
Shared letters: adefs. Private to "Fassade": -. Private to "Fassaden": n.
"Fassade" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Fassaden" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fassade" and "Fassaden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Fassade" or "Fassaden"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fassade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fassaden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fassade" and "Fassaden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fassaden vs fassenden". 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 #1,855,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.