FrachtvsFruchtWhich spelling fits?

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

#16,705
“Fracht” frequency rank
#9,548
“Frucht” frequency rank
26253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fracht Frucht
Definition Kosten für die Beförderung von Waren Ummantelung der oder des Samen einer Pflanze

Where the eye mixes Fracht and Frucht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Fracht and Frucht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Fracht
6 ch
Frucht

Why the eye confuses Fracht with Frucht

A purely visual mix-up. Fracht ([fʁaxt]) and Frucht ([fʁʊxt]) 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 a single letter - a in “Fracht” becomes u in “Frucht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26253, 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]. Frucht is at rank #9,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʁʊxt].

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 26253, this pair ranks #1,820,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Fracht vs Frucht

Shared letters: cfhrt. Private to "Fracht": a. Private to "Frucht": u.

"Fracht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "Frucht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fracht ← farcht · ffracht · fraccht · frachht · frachtt · fracth · frahct · frcaht
  • Frucht ← ffrucht · frcuht · frrucht · fruccht · fruchht · fruchtt · fructh · fruhct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Fracht" and "Frucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fʁaxt] versus [fʁʊxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Fracht" or "Frucht"?
"Frucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,548 in our German list, against #16,705 for "Fracht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Frucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,820,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fracht" and "Frucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fischt vs Fracht". 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 #1,820,917 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