Which to use
“Frage” is a noun and “frame” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #251
- “Frage” frequency rank
- #23,941
- “frame” frequency rank
- 24192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Frage | frame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Äußerung, die Antwort oder Klärung verlangt; Aufforderung zur Antwort | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs framen |
Where the eye mixes Frage and frame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Frage and frame follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Frage vs frame
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Frage is [ˈfʁaːɡə] while frame is [ˈfʁeːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “Frage” becomes m in “frame”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Frage is recorded at frequency rank #251, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaːɡə]. frame is at rank #23,941, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁeːmə].
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 24192, this pair ranks #1,851,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Frage vs frame
Shared letters: aefr. Private to "Frage": g. Private to "frame": m.
"Frage" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "frame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Frage" and "frame" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Frage" or "frame" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Frage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Frage" and "frame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flame vs frame". 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 #1,851,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.