Which to use
“fresh” is an adjective and “friss” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,548
- “fresh” frequency rank
- #43,886
- “friss” frequency rank
- 62434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fresh | friss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | neu | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs fressen |
Where the eye mixes fresh and friss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fresh vs friss
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fresh is [fɹɛʃ] while friss is [fʁɪs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62434, 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]. friss is at rank #43,886, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʁɪs].
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 62434, this pair ranks #713,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fresh vs friss
Shared letters: frs. Private to "fresh": eh. Private to "friss": i.
"fresh" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "friss" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fresh" for "friss" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fresh" vs "friss" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fresh" and "friss" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fresh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #713,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fresh" and "friss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs friss". 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 #713,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.