Which to use
“Freitag” is a noun and “freitags” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,055
- “Freitag” frequency rank
- #9,721
- “freitags” frequency rank
- 10776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Freitag | freitags |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fünfter Wochentag gemäß ISO 8601; sechster Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Donnerstag und Samstag | jeweils am Freitag, an Freitagen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Freitag and freitags apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Freitag and freitags form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Freitag” sits inside “freitags” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Freitag is recorded at frequency rank #1,055, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtaːk]. freitags is at rank #9,721, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯taːks].
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 10776, this pair ranks #1,973,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Freitag vs freitags
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Freitag”; for an adverb, it's “freitags”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Freitag” entry
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