Which to use
“Friseur” and “Friseure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,658
- “Friseur” frequency rank
- #39,354
- “Friseure” frequency rank
- 50012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Friseur | Friseure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fachmann für die Pflege des Kopfhaares und der Gestaltung der Frisur, ein Handwerksberuf des Haarschneiders | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Friseur |
Where the eye mixes Friseur and Friseure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Friseur runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against Friseure's 8 (CCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Friseur vs Friseure
A purely visual mix-up. Friseur ([fʁiˈzøːɐ̯]) and Friseure ([fʁiˈzøːʁə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Friseur” sits inside “Friseure”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Friseur is recorded at frequency rank #10,658, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʁiˈzøːɐ̯]. Friseure is at rank #39,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʁiˈzøːʁə].
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 50012, this pair ranks #1,189,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Friseur vs Friseure
Shared letters: efirsu. Private to "Friseur": -. Private to "Friseure": -.
"Friseur" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "Friseure" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Friseur" and "Friseure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Friseur" or "Friseure" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Friseur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Friseure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,189,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Friseur" and "Friseure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friere vs Friseure". 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 #1,189,914 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.