fragtvsfrontWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#1,727
“fragt” frequency rank
#3,375
“front” frequency rank
5102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fragt front
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fragen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fronen

Where the eye mixes fragt and front

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
fragt
5 ch
front

Look-alike desk: fragt vs front

A purely visual mix-up. fragt ([fʁaːkt]) and front ([fʁoːnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fragt is recorded at frequency rank #1,727, classified as averb, pronounced [fʁaːkt]. front is at rank #3,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʁoːnt].

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 5102, this pair ranks #1,995,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fragt vs front

Shared letters: frt. Private to "fragt": ag. Private to "front": no.

"fragt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "front" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fragtfargt · ffragt · fraggt · fragtt · fratg · frgat · frragt · rfagt
  • frontffront · fornt · frnot · fronnt · frontt · frotn · frront · rfont

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fragt" and "front" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fʁaːkt] versus [fʁoːnt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fragt" or "front"?
"fragt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,727 in our German list, against #3,375 for "front". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fragt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "front" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,995,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fragt" and "front" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frans vs front". 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 #1,995,785 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