Which to use
“Friese” is a noun and “friss” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,621
- “Friese” frequency rank
- #43,886
- “friss” frequency rank
- 88507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Friese | friss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angehöriger einer Volksgruppe in Friesland (an der Nordseeküste), in der neben Platt- und Hochdeutsch beziehungsweise Niederländisch das Friesische gesprochen wird oder früher wurde | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs fressen |
Where the eye mixes Friese and friss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Friese runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against friss's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Friese vs friss
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Friese is [ˈfʁiːzə] while friss is [fʁɪs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Friese is recorded at frequency rank #44,621, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁiːzə]. 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 88507, this pair ranks #67,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Friese vs friss
Shared letters: firs. Private to "Friese": e. Private to "friss": -.
"Friese" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "friss" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Friese" and "friss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Friese" or "friss"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Friese" 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 #67,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Friese" and "friss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friere 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 #67,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.