Which to use
“Fernsehen” and “Fernseher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,630
- “Fernsehen” frequency rank
- #3,653
- “Fernseher” frequency rank
- 5283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fernsehen | Fernseher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das analoge und digitale Senden, Empfangen und die Technik der Bild- und Tonübertragung im Allgemeinen | Gerät zum Empfang und zur Wiedergabe von Fernsehsignalen; Gerät, mit dem ferngesehen wird |
Where the eye mixes Fernsehen and Fernseher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Fernsehen ([ˈfɛʁnˌzeːən]) and Fernseher ([ˈfɛʁnˌzeːɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Fernsehen” becomes r in “Fernseher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fernsehen is recorded at frequency rank #1,630, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛʁnˌzeːən]. Fernseher is at rank #3,653, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛʁnˌzeːɐ].
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 5283, this pair ranks #1,995,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fernsehen vs Fernseher
Shared letters: efhnrs. Private to "Fernsehen": -. Private to "Fernseher": -.
"Fernsehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "Fernseher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC