Which to use
“fata” is a noun and “shows” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,920
- “fata” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- 54050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fata | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Fee | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show |
Letter map: fata vs shows
Shared letters muted; letters that set fata and shows apart highlighted. No shared letter run. fata runs 4 letters (CVCV) against shows's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: fata vs shows
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fata is anoun and showsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fata is recorded at frequency rank #45,920, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. shows is at rank #8,130, tagged as averb, 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 54050, this pair ranks #1,034,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fata vs shows
Shared letters: none. Private to "fata": aft. Private to "shows": hosw.
"fata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fata" for "shows" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fata" vs "shows" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "fata" vs "shows" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,034,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fata" and "shows" 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 #1,034,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.