frischervsfrischesConfusable pair

Which to use

“frischer” and “frisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,865
“frischer” frequency rank
#10,657
“frisches” frequency rank
19522
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frischer frisches
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frisch Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frisch

Where the eye mixes frischer and frisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. frischer and frisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
frischer
8 ch
frisches

Look-alike desk: frischer vs frisches

A purely visual mix-up. frischer ([ˈfʁɪʃɐ]) and frisches ([ˈfʁɪʃəs]) 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 - r in “frischer” becomes s in “frisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

frischer is recorded at frequency rank #8,865, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɪʃɐ]. 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 19522, this pair ranks #1,907,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of frischer vs frisches

Shared letters: cefhirs. Private to "frischer": -. Private to "frisches": -.

"frischer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC  ·  "frisches" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • frischerffrischer · firscher · fricsher · frisccher · friscehr · frischerr · frischher · frischre
  • frischesffrisches · firsches · fricshes · friscches · friscehs · frischess · frischhes · frischse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "frischer" and "frisches" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʁɪʃɐ] versus [ˈfʁɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "frischer" vs "frisches" - which ranks higher?
"frischer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,865 in our German list, against #10,657 for "frisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "frischer" 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 #1,907,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "frischer" 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 #1,907,462 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