frecher
[ˈfʁɛçɐ]
The verdict
“frecher” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #44,613 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #44,613
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs frech
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frecher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɛçɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #44,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frecher” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for frecher is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁɛçɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,613 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for frecher, with forms such as "fercher", "ffrecher", and "frceher". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "früher", "Freier", "Fremder", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is frecher, spelled F-R-E-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs frech
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs frech
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs frech
- 4Genitiv Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs frech
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs frech
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fercher,ffrecher,frceher,freccher,frecehr,frecherr,frechher,frechre,frehcer,frrecher,rfecher
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frecher - 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.
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.
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Using “frecher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁɛçɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “früher” - see the side-by-side comparison. frecher vs früher
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.