fresco

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The verdict

“fresco” is uncommon German (frequency #86,483 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,483
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-fresco · fresco · German

fresco · rank #86,483 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,483
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friesoythe

Nearest frequency peer: Friesoythe (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fresco“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fresco“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fresco
PropertyValue
Headwordfresco
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,483
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fresco“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).frescofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friesoythe“ (#86,484), „franchises“ (#86,481), „fristet“ (#86,485). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fresco“ bei #86,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fresco is uncommon German at frequency #86,483 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fresco, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fresco, spelled F-R-E-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    frisch
  2. 2
    kühl
  3. 3
    frisch
  4. 4
    jugendlich

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 "fresco"?
"fresco" is spelled F-R-E-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "fresco" mean?
As an adjective, "fresco" means: frisch
How do you pronounce "fresco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fresco" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list