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“Ferse” and “Fersen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,767
- “Ferse” frequency rank
- #19,212
- “Fersen” frequency rank
- 54979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ferse | Fersen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hinterer Teil des Fußes | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ferse |
Where the eye mixes Ferse and Fersen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ferse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Fersen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ferse vs Fersen
A purely visual mix-up. Ferse ([ˈfɛʁzə]) and Fersen ([ˈfɛʁzn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Ferse” sits inside “Fersen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ferse is recorded at frequency rank #35,767, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛʁzə]. Fersen is at rank #19,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛʁzn̩].
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 54979, this pair ranks #997,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ferse vs Fersen
Shared letters: efrs. Private to "Ferse": -. Private to "Fersen": n.
"Ferse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Fersen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ferse" and "Fersen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ferse" vs "Fersen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ferse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fersen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #997,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ferse" and "Fersen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferry vs Ferse". 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 #997,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.