Which to use
“frecher” is an adjective and “Fremder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,613
- “frecher” frequency rank
- #8,054
- “Fremder” frequency rank
- 52667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frecher | Fremder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs frech | jemand, den man nicht kennt |
Where the eye mixes frecher and Fremder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. frecher and Fremder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between frecher and Fremder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: frecher is [ˈfʁɛçɐ] while Fremder is [ˈfʁɛmdɐ]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frecher is recorded at frequency rank #44,613, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɛçɐ]. Fremder is at rank #8,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɛmdɐ].
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 52667, this pair ranks #1,087,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frecher vs Fremder
Shared letters: efr. Private to "frecher": ch. Private to "Fremder": dm.
"frecher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Fremder" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "frecher" for "Fremder" ever safe?
Which is more common, "frecher" or "Fremder"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "frecher" and "Fremder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "frecher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fremder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,087,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frecher" and "Fremder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fechter 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 #1,087,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.