Which to use
“freies” is an adjective and “Friese” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,053
- “freies” frequency rank
- #44,621
- “Friese” frequency rank
- 52674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freies | Friese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frei | Angehöriger einer Volksgruppe in Friesland (an der Nordseeküste), in der neben Platt- und Hochdeutsch beziehungsweise Niederländisch das Friesische gesprochen wird oder früher wurde |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set freies and Friese apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
freies and Friese form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freies is recorded at frequency rank #8,053, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯əs]. Friese is at rank #44,621, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁiːzə].
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 52674, this pair ranks #1,087,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering freies vs Friese
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “freies”; for a noun, it's “Friese”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “freies” entry
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