fridge
[fɹɪd͡ʒ]
The verdict
“fridge” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich schnell bewegen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fridge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɹɪd͡ʒ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fridge” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fridge is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɹɪd͡ʒ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich schnell bewegen".
Zero misspellings are on record for fridge in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fridge, spelled F-R-I-D-G-E.
Definition
- 1sich schnell bewegen
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 “fridge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-I-D-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɹɪd͡ʒ] (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.