FreibadvsFreitagTell them apart

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

#11,873
“Freibad” frequency rank
#1,055
“Freitag” frequency rank
12928
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Freibad Freitag
Definition Schwimmbad im Freien fünfter Wochentag gemäß ISO 8601; sechster Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Donnerstag und Samstag

Where the eye mixes Freibad and Freitag

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Freibad
7 ch
Freitag

Visual trap between Freibad and Freitag

A purely visual mix-up. Freibad ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbaːt]) and Freitag ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtaːk]) 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 12928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Freibad is recorded at frequency rank #11,873, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbaːt]. Freitag is at rank #1,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtaːk].

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 12928, this pair ranks #1,961,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Freibad vs Freitag

Shared letters: aefir. Private to "Freibad": bd. Private to "Freitag": gt.

"Freibad" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "Freitag" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Freibadferibad · ffreibad · frebiad · freiabd · freibadd · freibbad · freibda · friebad
  • Freitagferitag · ffreitag · freiatg · freitagg · freitga · freittag · fretiag · frietag

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Freibad" and "Freitag" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbaːt] versus [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtaːk]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Freibad" or "Freitag"?
"Freitag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,055 in our German list, against #11,873 for "Freibad". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Freibad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Freitag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,961,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Freibad" and "Freitag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Freibad vs Freiland". 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 #1,961,163 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