FriseurevsFrisurConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,354
“Friseure” frequency rank
#9,547
“Frisur” frequency rank
48901
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Friseure Frisur
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Friseur Art, wie die Haare geschnitten und aufgemacht sind

Where the eye mixes Friseure and Frisur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Friseure
6 ch
Frisur

Visual trap between Friseure and Frisur

A purely visual mix-up. Friseure ([fʁiˈzøːʁə]) and Frisur ([ˌfʁiˈzuːɐ̯]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Friseure is recorded at frequency rank #39,354, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʁiˈzøːʁə]. Frisur is at rank #9,547, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌfʁiˈzuːɐ̯].

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 48901, this pair ranks #1,231,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Friseure vs Frisur

Shared letters: firsu. Private to "Friseure": e. Private to "Frisur": -.

"Friseure" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "Frisur" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Friseureffriseure · firseure · friesure · friserue · friseuer · friseurre · frisseure · frisuere
  • Frisurffrisur · firsur · frisru · frissur · frisurr · friusr · frrisur · frsiur

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Friseure" and "Frisur" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fʁiˈzøːʁə] versus [ˌfʁiˈzuːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Friseure" or "Frisur"?
"Frisur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,547 in our German list, against #39,354 for "Friseure". 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 "Friseure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Frisur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,231,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Friseure" and "Frisur" 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 #1,231,358 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