Which to use
“Fässer” and “Fässern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,728
- “Fässer” frequency rank
- #41,825
- “Fässern” frequency rank
- 66553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fässer | Fässern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fass | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fass |
Where the eye mixes Fässer and Fässern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Fässer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Fässern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fässer vs Fässern
A purely visual mix-up. Fässer ([ˈfɛsɐ]) and Fässern ([ˈfɛsɐn]) 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) - “Fässer” sits inside “Fässern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fässer is recorded at frequency rank #24,728, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛsɐ]. Fässern is at rank #41,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛsɐn].
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 66553, this pair ranks #569,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fässer vs Fässern
Shared letters: efrsä. Private to "Fässer": -. Private to "Fässern": n.
"Fässer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Fässern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fässer" for "Fässern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Fässer" or "Fässern" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Fässer" and "Fässern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fässer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fässern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #569,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fässer" and "Fässern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fässern vs fassten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #569,323 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.