Which to use
“fey” is an adjective and “Frey” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,868
- “fey” frequency rank
- #11,234
- “Frey” frequency rank
- 55102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fey | Frey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (aus dem schottischen) todgeweiht | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: fey vs Frey
Shared letters muted; letters that set fey and Frey apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - fey and Frey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fey is anadjective and Freyaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fey is recorded at frequency rank #43,868, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Frey is at rank #11,234, tagged as aname, pronounced [fʁaɪ̯].
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 55102, this pair ranks #992,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fey vs Frey
Shared letters: efy. Private to "fey": -. Private to "Frey": r.
"fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Frey" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Frey ← fery · ffrey · freyy · frrey · frye · rfey
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fey" for "Frey" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "fey" or "Frey" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "fey" vs "Frey" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Frey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #992,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fey" and "Frey" 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 #992,654 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.