Which to use
“Frische” and “Frösche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,961
- “Frische” frequency rank
- #17,901
- “Frösche” frequency rank
- 21862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Frische | Frösche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als angenehm empfundene kühlende Wirkung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Frosch |
Where the eye mixes Frische and Frösche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Frische vs Frösche
A purely visual mix-up. Frische ([ˈfʁɪʃə]) and Frösche ([ˈfʁœʃə]) 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 a single letter - i in “Frische” becomes ö in “Frösche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Frische is recorded at frequency rank #3,961, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɪʃə]. Frösche is at rank #17,901, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁœʃə].
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 21862, this pair ranks #1,881,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Frische vs Frösche
Shared letters: cefhrs. Private to "Frische": i. Private to "Frösche": ö.
"Frische" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "Frösche" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Frische ← ffrische · firsche · fricshe · friscche · frisceh · frischhe · frishce · frissche
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Frische" and "Frösche" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Frische" or "Frösche" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Frische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Frösche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Frische" and "Frösche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Frösche vs Fröschen". 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 #1,881,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.