Which to use
“fiesen” is an adjective and “Friese” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,190
- “fiesen” frequency rank
- #44,621
- “Friese” frequency rank
- 72811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiesen | Friese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fies | Angehöriger einer Volksgruppe in Friesland (an der Nordseeküste), in der neben Platt- und Hochdeutsch beziehungsweise Niederländisch das Friesische gesprochen wird oder früher wurde |
Where the eye mixes fiesen and Friese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fiesen vs Friese
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fiesen is [ˈfiːzn̩] while Friese is [ˈfʁiːzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 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 72811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiesen is recorded at frequency rank #28,190, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːzn̩]. Friese is at rank #44,621, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁiːzə].
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 72811, this pair ranks #377,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fiesen vs Friese
Shared letters: efis. Private to "fiesen": n. Private to "Friese": r.
"fiesen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Friese" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fiesen" for "Friese" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fiesen" or "Friese"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Friese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiesen" and "Friese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friere vs Friese". 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 #377,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.