Which to use
“fey” and “free” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,868
- “fey” frequency rank
- #3,313
- “free” frequency rank
- 47181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fey | free |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (aus dem schottischen) todgeweiht | ohne eine Bezahlung zu verlangen; nicht mit Kosten verbunden |
Letter map: fey vs free
Shared letters muted; letters that set fey and free apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fey vs free
fey and free are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fey is recorded at frequency rank #43,868, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. free is at rank #3,313, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɹiː].
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 47181, this pair ranks #1,293,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fey vs free
Shared letters: ef. Private to "fey": y. Private to "free": r.
"fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "free" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- free ← fere · ffree · fre · frree · rfee
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "free" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,293,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fey" and "free" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fey vs puzzles". 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 #1,293,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.