Which to use
“fata” and “friends” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,920
- “fata” frequency rank
- #11,235
- “friends” frequency rank
- 57155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fata | friends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Fee | Plural des Substantivs friend |
Letter map: fata vs friends
Shared letters muted; letters that set fata and friends apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. fata runs 4 letters (CVCV) against friends's 7 (CCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fata vs friends
fata and friends are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fata is recorded at frequency rank #45,920, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. friends is at rank #11,235, 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 57155, this pair ranks #912,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fata vs friends
Shared letters: f. Private to "fata": at. Private to "friends": deinrs.
"fata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "friends" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fata" and "friends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fata" or "friends" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "fata" and "friends". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #912,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fata" and "friends" 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 #912,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.