frisst

/[fʁɪst]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,196

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

frisst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fressen Pronounced [fʁɪst]. It ranks #9,196 in German word frequency. Often confused with Frist and Frost.

Key facts for frisst
PropertyValue
Headwordfrisst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fʁɪst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,196
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of frisst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for frisst is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fʁɪst]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,196 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for frisst, with forms such as "ffrisst", "frisstt", and "frists". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Frist", "Frost", "Frust", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is frisst, spelled F-R-I-S-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fressen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fressen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffrisst,frisstt,frists,frißt,frrisst,frsist,rfisst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for frisst

Misspelling Variants of "frisst"

ffrisst7frisstt7frists6frißt5frrisst7frsist6rfisst6
Misspelling Variants of "frisst"

Frequency rank: #9,196 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frisst"?
"frisst" is spelled F-R-I-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁɪst].
What does "frisst" mean?
As a verb, "frisst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fressen
What words are commonly confused with "frisst"?
"frisst" is commonly confused with "Frist", "Frost", "Frust". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frisst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frisst" is [fʁɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frisst" come from?
"frisst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.