# Frau vs Fred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Frau
*noun · frequency rank #26,434*
Used as a courtesy title before the surname of a (typically married) German-speaking woman.

### Fred
*name · IPA /fɹɛd/ · frequency rank #5,044*
A short version of Frederick, Alfred, or Wilfred, also used as a formal male given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frau-vs-fred