Frey

[fʁaɪ̯]

/[fʁaɪ̯]/ name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Frey” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,234
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-frey · Frey · German

Frey · rank #11,234 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,234
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flüsse

Nearest frequency peer: Flüsse (-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 „Frey“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Frey“ 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).

Frey vs fry
50% similar
Frey vs früh
25% similar
Frey vs froh
25% similar

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

Key facts for Frey
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrey
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[fʁaɪ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,234
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Frey“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Freyliegt 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: „Flüsse“ (#11,233), „friends“ (#11,235), „Funken“ (#11,236). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Frey“ bei #11,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Frey (IPA [fʁaɪ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,234 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Frey, with forms such as "fery", "ffrey", and "freyy". 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, "fry", "früh", "froh", 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, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Frey, spelled F-R-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Frey ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Frey wollte uns kein Interview geben.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fery
  • ffrey
  • freyy
  • frrey
  • frye
  • rfey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Frey - 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.

fery2ffrey1freyy1frrey1frye2rfey2
Edit distance from "Frey"

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 "Frey"?
"Frey" is spelled F-R-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁaɪ̯].
What does "Frey" mean?
As a proper noun, "Frey" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Frey"?
"Frey" is commonly confused with "fry", "früh", "froh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Frey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frey" is [fʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frey" come from?
"Frey" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hexe#11,254Moll#11,293Noah#11,298prix#11,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Elena6 variantsHörer6 variantsDiebe6 variantsKnall6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list