Which to use
“forscht” is a verb and “Fracht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,255
- “forscht” frequency rank
- #16,705
- “Fracht” frequency rank
- 37960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forscht | Fracht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs forschen | Kosten für die Beförderung von Waren |
Where the eye mixes forscht and Fracht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses forscht with Fracht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: forscht is [fɔʁʃt] while Fracht is [fʁaxt]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forscht is recorded at frequency rank #21,255, classified as averb, pronounced [fɔʁʃt]. Fracht is at rank #16,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʁaxt].
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 37960, this pair ranks #1,576,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of forscht vs Fracht
Shared letters: cfhrt. Private to "forscht": os. Private to "Fracht": a.
"forscht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCC · "Fracht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forscht" for "Fracht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "forscht" or "Fracht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "forscht" and "Fracht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "forscht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fracht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,576,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forscht" and "Fracht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forscht vs forschte". 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 #1,576,554 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.