freche

[ˈfʁɛçə]

/[ˈfʁɛçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“freche” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,878
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech

Corpus desk

Index DE-freche · freche · German

freche · rank #26,878 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,878
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedensbeweg…

Nearest frequency peer: Friedensbewegung (+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 „freche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „freche“ 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).

freche vs free
67% similar
freche vs freie
67% similar
freche vs freue
67% similar

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

Key facts for freche
PropertyValue
Headwordfreche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁɛçə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,878
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „freche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).frecheliegt 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: „Friedensbewegung“ (#26,879), „fraglichen“ (#26,876), „Frustration“ (#26,880). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „freche“ bei #26,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around freche (IPA [ˈfʁɛçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,878 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for freche, with forms such as "ferche", "ffreche", and "frcehe". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "free", "freie", "freue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is freche, spelled F-R-E-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ferche
  • ffreche
  • frcehe
  • frecche
  • freceh
  • frechhe
  • frehce
  • frreche
  • rfeche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of freche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ferche2ffreche1frcehe2frecche1freceh2frechhe1frehce2frreche1
Edit distance from "freche"

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 "freche"?
"freche" is spelled F-R-E-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɛçə].
What does "freche" mean?
As an adjective, "freche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs frech
What words are commonly confused with "freche"?
"freche" is commonly confused with "free", "freie", "freue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "freche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freche" is [ˈfʁɛçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freche" come from?
"freche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list