Which to use
“ficken” and “fischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,716
- “ficken” frequency rank
- #9,190
- “fischen” frequency rank
- 11906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ficken | fischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Geschlechtsakt vollziehen, koitieren | Tiere fangen, die im Wasser leben |
Where the eye mixes ficken and fischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ficken runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fischen's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ficken vs fischen
A purely visual mix-up. ficken ([ˈfɪkn̩]) and fischen ([ˈfɪʃn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ficken is recorded at frequency rank #2,716, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪkn̩]. fischen is at rank #9,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪʃn̩].
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 11906, this pair ranks #1,967,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ficken vs fischen
Shared letters: cefin. Private to "ficken": k. Private to "fischen": hs.
"ficken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fischen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ficken" and "fischen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ficken" or "fischen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ficken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ficken" and "fischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fischen vs Fröschen". 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 #1,967,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.