Which to use
“Frachter” and “Früchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,129
- “Frachter” frequency rank
- #5,169
- “Früchte” frequency rank
- 34298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Frachter | Früchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf den Gütertransport ausgelegtes Schiff | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Frucht |
Where the eye mixes Frachter and Früchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Frachter runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against Früchte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Frachter and Früchte
A purely visual mix-up. Frachter ([ˈfʁaxtɐ]) 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 34298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Frachter is recorded at frequency rank #29,129, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaxtɐ]. 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 34298, this pair ranks #1,666,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Frachter vs Früchte
Shared letters: cefhrt. Private to "Frachter": a. Private to "Früchte": ü.
"Frachter" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "Früchte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Frachter ← farchter · ffrachter · fracchter · frachetr · frachhter · frachterr · frachtre · frachtter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Frachter" for "Früchte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Frachter" vs "Früchte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Frachter" and "Früchte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Frachter" 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 #1,666,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Frachter" and "Früchte" 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 #1,666,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.