fried

[fʁiːt]

/[fʁiːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“fried” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,137
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieden

Corpus desk

Index DE-fried · fried · German

fried · rank #23,137 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,137
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freizeitpark

Nearest frequency peer: Freizeitpark (-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 „fried“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fried“ 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).

fried vs Fritz
40% similar
fried vs Frist
40% similar
fried vs friss
60% similar

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

Key facts for fried
PropertyValue
Headwordfried
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fʁiːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,137
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fried“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).friedliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Freizeitpark“ (#23,136), „frustrierend“ (#23,138), „Frederick“ (#23,135). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fried“ bei #23,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fried (IPA [fʁiːt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,137 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fried, with forms such as "ffried", "fired", and "freid". 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, "Fritz", "Frist", "friss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fried, spelled F-R-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffried
  • fired
  • freid
  • fride
  • friedd
  • frried
  • rfied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fried - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffried1fired2freid2fride2friedd1frried1rfied2
Edit distance from "fried"

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 "fried"?
"fried" is spelled F-R-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁiːt].
What does "fried" mean?
As a verb, "fried" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieden
What words are commonly confused with "fried"?
"fried" is commonly confused with "Fritz", "Frist", "friss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fried"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fried" is [fʁiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fried" come from?
"fried" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eulen#23,116Groll#23,163Eklat#23,105Heuss#23,175

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Hüter7 variantsJammer7 variantsDevon7 variantsKolleg7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list