Which to use
“frischen” is a verb and “frisches” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,949
- “frischen” frequency rank
- #10,657
- “frisches” frequency rank
- 16606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frischen | frisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roheisen durch Oxidation der begleitenden Bestandteile in Stahl umwandeln | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frisch |
Where the eye mixes frischen and frisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. frischen and frisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses frischen with frisches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: frischen is [ˈfʁɪʃn̩] while frisches is [ˈfʁɪʃəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “frischen” becomes s in “frisches”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frischen is recorded at frequency rank #5,949, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁɪʃn̩]. frisches is at rank #10,657, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɪʃəs].
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 16606, this pair ranks #1,934,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of frischen vs frisches
Shared letters: cefhirs. Private to "frischen": n. Private to "frisches": -.
"frischen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "frisches" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frischen" and "frisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "frischen" vs "frisches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "frischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frischen" and "frisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frisches 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 #1,934,453 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.