# freien vs Friesen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### freien
*verb · IPA [ˈfʁaɪ̯ən] · frequency rank #1,131*
jemanden zum Mann oder zur Frau nehmen

### Friesen
*noun · IPA [ˈfʁiːzn̩] · frequency rank #29,132*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Friese

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/freien-vs-friesen