Which to use
“frites” is a noun and “grades” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,355
- “frites” frequency rank
- #15,903
- “grades” frequency rank
- 55258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frites | grades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deutsch: Fritte, Fritten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grade |
Letter map: frites vs grades
Shared letters muted; letters that set frites and grades apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. frites and grades follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: frites vs grades
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: frites is anoun and gradesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frites is recorded at frequency rank #39,355, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. grades is at rank #15,903, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 55258, this pair ranks #986,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frites vs grades
Shared letters: ers. Private to "frites": fit. Private to "grades": adg.
"frites" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "frites" vs "grades" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "frites" vs "grades" 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 "grades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #986,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frites" and "grades" 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 #986,558 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.