Which to use
“fever” and “Freier” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,100
- “fever” frequency rank
- #3,443
- “Freier” frequency rank
- 41543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fever | Freier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fieber | Mann, der eine Frau umwirbt, um sie zu heiraten |
Where the eye mixes fever and Freier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fever with Freier
A purely visual mix-up. fever ([ˈfiːvə]) and Freier ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ]) 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 41543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fever is recorded at frequency rank #38,100, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfiːvə]. Freier is at rank #3,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ].
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 41543, this pair ranks #1,476,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fever vs Freier
Shared letters: efr. Private to "fever": v. Private to "Freier": i.
"fever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Freier" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fever" for "Freier" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fever" or "Freier"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fever" and "Freier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fever" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Freier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,476,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fever" and "Freier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fever vs fixer". 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 #1,476,294 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.