FrachtvsFrachterWhich spelling fits?

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“Fracht” and “Frachter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,705
“Fracht” frequency rank
#29,129
“Frachter” frequency rank
45834
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fracht Frachter
Definition Kosten für die Beförderung von Waren auf den Gütertransport ausgelegtes Schiff

Where the eye mixes Fracht and Frachter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Fracht runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against Frachter's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Fracht
8 ch
Frachter

Visual trap between Fracht and Frachter

A purely visual mix-up. Fracht ([fʁaxt]) and Frachter ([ˈfʁaxtɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Fracht” sits inside “Frachter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fracht is recorded at frequency rank #16,705, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʁaxt]. 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 45834, this pair ranks #1,339,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Fracht vs Frachter

Shared letters: acfhrt. Private to "Fracht": -. Private to "Frachter": e.

"Fracht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "Frachter" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fracht ← farcht · ffracht · fraccht · frachht · frachtt · fracth · frahct · frcaht
  • Frachter ← farchter · ffrachter · fracchter · frachetr · frachhter · frachterr · frachtre · frachtter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Fracht" for "Frachter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fʁaxt] versus [ˈfʁaxtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Fracht" or "Frachter"?
"Fracht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,705 in our German list, against #29,129 for "Frachter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Fracht" and "Frachter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fracht" 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 #1,339,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fracht" 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 #1,339,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list