Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fracht" and "Frucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Fracht" or "Frucht"?
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.