Which to use
“fasst” is a verb and “Fäuste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,181
- “fasst” frequency rank
- #26,421
- “Fäuste” frequency rank
- 32602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasst | Fäuste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fassen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Faust |
Where the eye mixes fasst and Fäuste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fasst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Fäuste's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fasst vs Fäuste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fasst is [fast] while Fäuste is [ˈfɔɪ̯stə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fasst is recorded at frequency rank #6,181, classified as averb, pronounced [fast]. Fäuste is at rank #26,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯stə].
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 32602, this pair ranks #1,704,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fasst vs Fäuste
Shared letters: fst. Private to "fasst": a. Private to "Fäuste": euä.
"fasst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Fäuste" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fasst ← afsst · fasstt · fasts · faßt · ffasst · fsast
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fasst" and "Fäuste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fasst" or "Fäuste" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fasst" and "Fäuste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fäuste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasst" and "Fäuste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fäuste vs Flaute". 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 #1,704,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.