# fem vs frei

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fem
*num · IPA [fɛmˀ] · frequency rank #43,170*
fünf

### frei
*adjective · IPA [fʁaɪ̯] · frequency rank #544*
unabhängig, nicht gefangen, nicht versklavt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fem-vs-frei