FrachtvsFrüchteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,705
“Fracht” frequency rank
#5,169
“Früchte” frequency rank
21874
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fracht Früchte
Definition Kosten für die Beförderung von Waren Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Frucht

Where the eye mixes Fracht and Früchte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Fracht runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against Früchte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Fracht
7 ch
Früchte

Why the eye confuses Fracht with Früchte

A purely visual mix-up. Fracht ([fʁaxt]) and Früchte ([ˈfʁʏçtə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21874, 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]. Früchte is at rank #5,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁʏçtə].

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 21874, this pair ranks #1,881,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Fracht vs Früchte

Shared letters: cfhrt. Private to "Fracht": a. Private to "Früchte": eü.

"Fracht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "Früchte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fracht ← farcht · ffracht · fraccht · frachht · frachtt · fracth · frahct · frcaht

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Fracht" for "Früchte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fʁaxt] versus [ˈfʁʏçtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Fracht" vs "Früchte" - which ranks higher?
"Früchte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,169 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

Eye-level mix-up between "Fracht" and "Früchte" 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 "Früchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,881,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fracht" and "Früchte" 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 #1,881,120 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