frisch

[fʁɪʃ]

/[fʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“frisch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,201
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neu, gerade eben erst, kürzlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-frisch · frisch · German

frisch · rank #2,201 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,201
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH durfte

Nearest frequency peer: durfte (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “frisch”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “frisch” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

frisch vs Frist
50% similar
frisch vs friss
67% similar
frisch vs frisst
67% similar

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

Key facts for frisch
PropertyValue
Headwordfrisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fʁɪʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,201
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “frisch” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.frischliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „durfte“ (#2,200), „fuhr“ (#2,202), „Design“ (#2,199). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around frisch (IPA [fʁɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,201 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for frisch, with forms such as "ffrisch", "firsch", and "fricsh". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Frist", "friss", "frisst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is frisch, spelled F-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    neu, gerade eben erst, kürzlich
  2. 2
    (oft in angenehmer Weise) kühl

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am liebsten koche ich mit frischem Gemüse.
  2. „Für Gerichte mit rohen Eiern verwenden Sie am besten möglichst frische Eier.“

Antonyms

altwarm

This word in other languages

fresh(English)fresco(Español)frais(Français)fresco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrisch
  • firsch
  • fricsh
  • friscch
  • frischh
  • frishc
  • frissch
  • frrisch
  • frsich
  • rfisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffrisch1firsch2fricsh2friscch1frischh1frishc2frissch1frrisch1
Edit distance from "frisch"

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 "frisch"?
"frisch" is spelled F-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁɪʃ].
What does "frisch" mean?
As an adjective, "frisch" means: neu, gerade eben erst, kürzlich
What words are commonly confused with "frisch"?
"frisch" is commonly confused with "Frist", "friss", "frisst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frisch" is [fʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frisch" come from?
"frisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

durfte#2,200Design#2,199George#2,204hervor#2,205

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

beendet10 variantsübrigen10 variantsWechsel10 variantsVerlauf10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list