Which to use
“freche” and “freie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,878
- “freche” frequency rank
- #1,257
- “freie” frequency rank
- 28135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freche | freie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs frei |
Where the eye mixes freche and freie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: freche vs freie
A purely visual mix-up. freche ([ˈfʁɛçə]) and freie ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ə]) 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 28135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freche is recorded at frequency rank #26,878, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɛçə]. freie is at rank #1,257, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ə].
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 28135, this pair ranks #1,789,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freche vs freie
Shared letters: efr. Private to "freche": ch. Private to "freie": i.
"freche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "freie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "freche" and "freie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "freche" vs "freie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "freche" and "freie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "freche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freche" and "freie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freche 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 #1,789,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.