FriseurevsFrisurenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,354
“Friseure” frequency rank
#21,971
“Frisuren” frequency rank
61325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Friseure Frisuren
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Friseur Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Frisur

Where the eye mixes Friseure and Frisuren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Friseure (CCVCVVCV) and Frisuren (CCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
Friseure
8 ch
Frisuren

Look-alike desk: Friseure vs Frisuren

A purely visual mix-up. Friseure ([fʁiˈzøːʁə]) and Frisuren ([ˌfʁiˈzuːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61325, 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]. Frisuren is at rank #21,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌfʁiˈzuːʁən].

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 61325, this pair ranks #754,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Friseure vs Frisuren

Shared letters: efirsu. Private to "Friseure": -. Private to "Frisuren": n.

"Friseure" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "Frisuren" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Friseureffriseure · firseure · friesure · friserue · friseuer · friseurre · frisseure · frisuere
  • Frisurenffrisuren · firsuren · frisruen · frissuren · frisuern · frisurenn · frisurne · frisurren

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Friseure" for "Frisuren" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fʁiˈzøːʁə] versus [ˌfʁiˈzuːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Friseure" or "Frisuren"?
"Frisuren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,971 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Friseure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Frisuren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #754,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Friseure" and "Frisuren" 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 #754,012 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