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.
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?
Frequency check: "Fracht" vs "Früchte" - which ranks higher?
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.