fritesvsFrittenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,355
“frites” frequency rank
#46,657
“Fritten” frequency rank
86012
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frites Fritten
Definition Deutsch: Fritte, Fritten Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fritte

Letter map: frites vs Fritten

Shared letters muted; letters that set frites and Fritten apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
frites
7 ch
Fritten

Spelling & dictionary notes on frites vs Fritten

frites and Fritten are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

frites is recorded at frequency rank #39,355, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Fritten is at rank #46,657, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɪtn̩].

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 86012, this pair ranks #99,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of frites vs Fritten

Shared letters: efirt. Private to "frites": s. Private to "Fritten": n.

"frites" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Fritten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fritesffrites · firtes · friets · fritess · fritse · frittes · frrites · frties
  • Frittenffritten · firtten · friten · fritetn · frittenn · frittne · frritten · frtiten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "frites" for "Fritten" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "frites" vs "Fritten" - which ranks higher?
"frites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,355 in our German list, against #46,657 for "Fritten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "frites" vs "Fritten" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "frites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fritten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #99,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "frites" and "Fritten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frites vs puzzles". 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 #99,886 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