frier

[fʁiːɐ̯]

/[fʁiːɐ̯]/ verb

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The verdict

“frier” is uncommon German (frequency #62,418 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,418
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-frier · frier · German

frier · rank #62,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,418
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedensnobel…

Nearest frequency peer: Friedensnobelpreisträger (-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 „frier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frier
PropertyValue
Headwordfrier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fʁiːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „frier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friedensnobelpreisträger“ (#62,417), „Früchtchen“ (#62,419), „Fresko“ (#62,416). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „frier“ bei #62,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frier is uncommon German at frequency #62,418 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fʁiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieren".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for frier, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 frier, spelled F-R-I-E-R.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieren

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 "frier"?
"frier" is spelled F-R-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁiːɐ̯].
What does "frier" mean?
As a verb, "frier" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieren
How do you pronounce "frier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frier" is [fʁiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frier" come from?
"frier" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

essai#62,378gogol#62,467Emmas#62,363grosz#62,476

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list