Which to use
“Fock” is a noun and “FSK” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,895
- “Fock” frequency rank
- #26,415
- “FSK” frequency rank
- 75310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fock | FSK |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein kleineres Vorsegel, welches am Mast nicht überlappt; auf Yachten wird es bei Starkwind statt einer Genua angeschlagen | freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (Altersbegrenzung bei Filmen) |
Letter map: Fock vs FSK
Shared letters muted; letters that set Fock and FSK apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Fock runs 4 letters (CVCC) against FSK's 3 (CCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Fock / FSK
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Fock is anoun and FSKanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fock is recorded at frequency rank #48,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɔk]. FSK is at rank #26,415, tagged as anabbrev, 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 75310, this pair ranks #311,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fock vs FSK
Shared letters: fk. Private to "Fock": co. Private to "FSK": s.
"Fock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "FSK" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fock ← fcok · ffock · focck · fockk · fokc · ofck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fock" and "FSK" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Fock" or "FSK"?
What to do next
You've compared "Fock" and "FSK". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "FSK" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fock" and "FSK" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fack vs Fock". 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 #311,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.