Which to use
“Frisör” and “Frisur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,114
- “Frisör” frequency rank
- #9,547
- “Frisur” frequency rank
- 47661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Frisör | Frisur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Fachmann für die Pflege des Kopfhaares und der Gestaltung der Frisur | Art, wie die Haare geschnitten und aufgemacht sind |
Where the eye mixes Frisör and Frisur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Frisör and Frisur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Frisör and Frisur
A purely visual mix-up. Frisör ([fʁiˈzøːɐ̯]) 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 a single letter - ö in “Frisör” becomes u in “Frisur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Frisör is recorded at frequency rank #38,114, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʁiˈzøːɐ̯]. 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 47661, this pair ranks #1,276,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Frisör vs Frisur
Shared letters: firs. Private to "Frisör": ö. Private to "Frisur": u.
"Frisör" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Frisur" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Frisur ← ffrisur · firsur · frisru · frissur · frisurr · friusr · frrisur · frsiur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Frisör" and "Frisur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Frisör" or "Frisur"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Frisör" and "Frisur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Frisör" 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 #1,276,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Frisör" and "Frisur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Frisör vs friss". 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 #1,276,492 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.