Which to use
“flacher” is an adjective and “Frachter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,599
- “flacher” frequency rank
- #29,129
- “Frachter” frequency rank
- 50728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flacher | Frachter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach | auf den Gütertransport ausgelegtes Schiff |
Where the eye mixes flacher and Frachter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. flacher runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Frachter's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: flacher vs Frachter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: flacher is [ˈflaxɐ] while Frachter is [ˈfʁaxtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flacher is recorded at frequency rank #21,599, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈflaxɐ]. Frachter is at rank #29,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaxtɐ].
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 50728, this pair ranks #1,162,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flacher vs Frachter
Shared letters: acefhr. Private to "flacher": l. Private to "Frachter": t.
"flacher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Frachter" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flacher" for "Frachter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "flacher" or "Frachter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "flacher" and "Frachter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flacher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Frachter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,162,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flacher" and "Frachter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Frachter vs frecher". 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 #1,162,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.