Which to use
“Frau” and “frog” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,450
- “Frau” frequency rank
- #42,890
- “frog” frequency rank
- 86340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Frau | frog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme, être humain adulte de sexe féminin. | Surnom dont des Canadiens non francophones affublent les Québécois francophones. |
Where the eye mixes Frau and frog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Frau with frog
A purely visual mix-up. Frau (\ˈfʁaʊ̯\) and frog (\fɹɒɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Frau is recorded at frequency rank #43,450, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈfʁaʊ̯\. frog is at rank #42,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɹɒɡ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 86340, this pair ranks #9,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Frau vs frog
Shared letters: fr. Private to "Frau": au. Private to "frog": go.
"Frau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "frog" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Frau" for "frog" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Frau" or "frog" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Frau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Frau" and "frog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ffa vs Frau". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #9,850 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.