FrischevsFröscheWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
Frische
7 ch
Frösche

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

  • Frischeffrische · firsche · fricshe · friscche · frisceh · frischhe · frishce · frissche

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Frische" and "Frösche" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʁɪʃə] versus [ˈfʁœʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Frische" or "Frösche" show up more?
"Frische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,961 in our German list, against #17,901 for "Frösche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list