Which to use
“Frosch” and “Frösche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,054
- “Frosch” frequency rank
- #17,901
- “Frösche” frequency rank
- 28955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Frosch | Frösche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grün- oder bräunlich gefärbte, schwanzlose Amphibie mit überlangen, hinteren Sprungbeinen, die laute Quaktöne hervor bringt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Frosch |
Where the eye mixes Frosch and Frösche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Frosch runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against Frösche's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Frosch with Frösche
A purely visual mix-up. Frosch ([fʁɔʃ]) and Frösche ([ˈfʁœʃə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Frosch is recorded at frequency rank #11,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʁɔʃ]. Frösche is at rank #17,901, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁœʃə].
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 28955, this pair ranks #1,775,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Frosch vs Frösche
Shared letters: cfhrs. Private to "Frosch": o. Private to "Frösche": eö.
"Frosch" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "Frösche" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Frosch ← ffrosch · frocsh · froscch · froschh · froshc · frossch · frrosch · frsoch
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Frosch" and "Frösche" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Frosch" or "Frösche"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Frosch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Frösche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,775,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Frosch" and "Frösche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Frösche vs Fröschen". 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 #1,775,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.