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

#3,444
“Fremde” frequency rank
#13,142
“Friede” frequency rank
16586
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fremde Friede
Definition eine weibliche Person, die man nicht kennt Frieden

Where the eye mixes Fremde and Friede

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

6 ch
Fremde
6 ch
Friede

Look-alike desk: Fremde vs Friede

A purely visual mix-up. Fremde ([ˈfʁɛmdə]) and Friede ([ˈfʁiːdə]) 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 16586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fremde is recorded at frequency rank #3,444, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɛmdə]. Friede is at rank #13,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁiːdə].

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 16586, this pair ranks #1,934,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Fremde vs Friede

Shared letters: defr. Private to "Fremde": m. Private to "Friede": i.

"Fremde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Friede" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fremdefermde · ffremde · fredme · fremdde · fremed · fremmde · frmede · frremde
  • Friedeffriede · firede · freide · fridee · friedde · frieed · frriede · rfiede

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Fremde" and "Friede" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʁɛmdə] versus [ˈfʁiːdə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Fremde" vs "Friede" - which ranks higher?
"Fremde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,444 in our German list, against #13,142 for "Friede". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Fremde" and "Friede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fremde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Friede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,934,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fremde" and "Friede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Friede vs friere". 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 #1,934,614 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