Frachter

[ˈfʁaxtɐ]

/[ˈfʁaxtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Frachter” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,129
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf den Gütertransport ausgelegtes Schiff

Corpus desk

Index DE-frachter · Frachter · German

Frachter · rank #29,129 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,129
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH forte

Nearest frequency peer: forte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Frachter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Frachter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Frachter vs Früchte
75% similar
Frachter vs frecher
63% similar
Frachter vs Früchten
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Frachter
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrachter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaxtɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,129
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Frachter“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Frachterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „forte“ (#29,128), „Frauenrechte“ (#29,130), „formelle“ (#29,127). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Frachter“ bei #29,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Frachter (IPA [ˈfʁaxtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,129 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf den Gütertransport ausgelegtes Schiff".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Frachter, with forms such as "farchter", "ffrachter", and "fracchter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Früchte", "frecher", "Früchten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Frachter, spelled F-R-A-C-H-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf den Gütertransport ausgelegtes Schiff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Frachter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf dem Rhein verkehren viele Frachter.
  2. „Auf dem Weg dorthin sahen sie Frachter und Ausflugsdampfer auf der linken Dammseite vorbeifahren und Züge und Autos auf der rechten.“

Synonyms

Frachtschiff

This word in other languages

freighter(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farchter
  • ffrachter
  • fracchter
  • frachetr
  • frachhter
  • frachterr
  • frachtre
  • frachtter
  • fracther
  • frahcter
  • frcahter
  • frrachter
  • rfachter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Frachter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

farchter2ffrachter1fracchter1frachetr2frachhter1frachterr1frachtre2frachtter1
Edit distance from "Frachter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Frachter"?
"Frachter" is spelled F-R-A-C-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaxtɐ].
What does "Frachter" mean?
As a noun, "Frachter" means: auf den Gütertransport ausgelegtes Schiff
What words are commonly confused with "Frachter"?
"Frachter" is commonly confused with "Früchte", "frecher", "Früchten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Frachter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frachter" is [ˈfʁaxtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frachter" come from?
"Frachter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Frachter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

formelle#29,127Galizien#29,136Faschist#29,121gefärbte#29,138

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

erteilten13 variantseingebaute13 variantsDämpfung13 variantsHerzchen13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list