Which to use
“falsch” is an adjective and “Frosch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #810
- “falsch” frequency rank
- #11,054
- “Frosch” frequency rank
- 11864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falsch | Frosch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unrichtig (durch Irrtum oder Unwissenheit), tatsächlich anders | grün- oder bräunlich gefärbte, schwanzlose Amphibie mit überlangen, hinteren Sprungbeinen, die laute Quaktöne hervor bringt |
Where the eye mixes falsch and Frosch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. falsch (CVCCCC) and Frosch (CCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: falsch vs Frosch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: falsch is [falʃ] while Frosch is [fʁɔʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falsch is recorded at frequency rank #810, classified as anadj, pronounced [falʃ]. Frosch is at rank #11,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʁɔʃ].
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 11864, this pair ranks #1,967,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of falsch vs Frosch
Shared letters: cfhs. Private to "falsch": al. Private to "Frosch": or.
"falsch" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "Frosch" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "falsch" for "Frosch" ever safe?
Which is more common, "falsch" or "Frosch"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "falsch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Frosch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falsch" and "Frosch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Frosch 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 #1,967,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.