Fritze

[ˈfʁɪt͡sə]

/[ˈfʁɪt͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Fritze” is uncommon German (frequency #63,328 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,328
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - irgendein Kerl

Corpus desk

Index DE-fritze · Fritze · German

Fritze · rank #63,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,328
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH freizuhalten

Nearest frequency peer: freizuhalten (-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 „Fritze“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fritze
PropertyValue
HeadwordFritze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁɪt͡sə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fritze“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „freizuhalten“ (#63,327), „Frühwerk“ (#63,330), „Freibeuter“ (#63,325). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fritze“ bei #63,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fritze is uncommon German at frequency #63,328 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɪt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "irgendein Kerl".

Zero misspellings are on record for Fritze in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fritze, spelled F-R-I-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    irgendein Kerl

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Fritze von der Versicherung kommt nächste Woche vorbei.

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 "Fritze"?
"Fritze" is spelled F-R-I-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɪt͡sə].
What does "Fritze" mean?
As a noun, "Fritze" means: irgendein Kerl
How do you pronounce "Fritze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fritze" is [ˈfʁɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fritze" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list