Which to use
“fresh” and “frisch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,548
- “fresh” frequency rank
- #2,201
- “frisch” frequency rank
- 20749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fresh | frisch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | neu | neu, gerade eben erst, kürzlich |
Where the eye mixes fresh and frisch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fresh runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against frisch's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fresh with frisch
A purely visual mix-up. fresh ([fɹɛʃ]) and frisch ([fʁɪʃ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fresh is recorded at frequency rank #18,548, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɹɛʃ]. frisch is at rank #2,201, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʁɪʃ].
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 20749, this pair ranks #1,894,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fresh vs frisch
Shared letters: fhrs. Private to "fresh": e. Private to "frisch": ci.
"fresh" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "frisch" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fresh" and "frisch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fresh" or "frisch" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fresh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frisch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,894,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fresh" and "frisch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fresh vs Friese". 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 #1,894,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.