Which to use
“freche” and “frühe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,878
- “freche” frequency rank
- #5,707
- “frühe” frequency rank
- 32585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freche | frühe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the eye mixes freche and frühe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. freche runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against frühe's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses freche with frühe
A purely visual mix-up. freche ([ˈfʁɛçə]) and frühe ([ˈfʁyːə]) 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 32585, 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]. frühe is at rank #5,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːə].
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 32585, this pair ranks #1,704,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freche vs frühe
Shared letters: efhr. Private to "freche": c. Private to "frühe": ü.
"freche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "frühe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- freche ← ferche · ffreche · frcehe · frecche · freceh · frechhe · frehce · frreche
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "freche" and "frühe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "freche" vs "frühe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "freche" and "frühe" 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 "frühe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freche" and "frühe" 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 #1,704,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.