Which to use
“Fatah” is a name and “fatale” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,262
- “Fatah” frequency rank
- #24,712
- “fatale” frequency rank
- 69974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fatah | fatale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | politische Partei der Palästinenser | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fatal |
Where the eye mixes Fatah and fatale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Fatah with fatale
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fatah is [faˈtax] while fatale is [faˈtaːlə]. 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 (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fatah is recorded at frequency rank #45,262, classified as aname, pronounced [faˈtax]. fatale is at rank #24,712, tagged as anadj, pronounced [faˈtaːlə].
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 69974, this pair ranks #460,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fatah vs fatale
Shared letters: aft. Private to "Fatah": h. Private to "fatale": el.
"Fatah" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fatale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Fatah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fatale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #460,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fatah" and "fatale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fata vs Fatah". 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 #460,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.