fragtvsfruitWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fragt is a verb, fruit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fragt” is a verb and “fruit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,727
“fragt” frequency rank
#37,523
“fruit” frequency rank
39250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fragt fruit
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fragen Frucht

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fragt and fruit apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
fragt
5 ch
fruit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fragt is [fʁaːkt] while fruit is [fɹuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39250, 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]. fruit is at rank #37,523, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɹuːt].

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 39250, this pair ranks #1,541,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fragt vs fruit

Shared letters: frt. Private to "fragt": ag. Private to "fruit": iu.

"fragt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "fruit" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fragtfargt · ffragt · fraggt · fragtt · fratg · frgat · frragt · rfagt
  • fruitffruit · friut · frruit · fruitt · fruti · furit · rfuit

Frequency comparison

fragt#1,727
fruit#37,523

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fragt" and "fruit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fragt" is a verb and "fruit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fragt" or "fruit"?
"fragt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,727 in our German list, against #37,523 for "fruit". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering fragt vs fruit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “fragt”; for a noun, it's “fruit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fragt” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list