Fresser
[ˈfʁɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Fresser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die unmäßig Nahrung zu sich nimmt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fresser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fresser” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fresser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Fresser has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fresser, spelled F-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die unmäßig Nahrung zu sich nimmt
- 2junges Rind im Alter zwischen 4 Monaten und 1 Jahr
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fresser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁɛsɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.