Which to use
“Frau” is a noun and “from” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,450
- “Frau” frequency rank
- #5,135
- “from” frequency rank
- 48585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Frau | from |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme, être humain adulte de sexe féminin. | De. |
Where the eye mixes Frau and from
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Frau vs from
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Frau is \ˈfʁaʊ̯\ while from is \frɒm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48585, 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\. from is at rank #5,135, tagged as aprep, pronounced \frɒm\.
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 48585, this pair ranks #177,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Frau vs from
Shared letters: fr. Private to "Frau": au. Private to "from": mo.
"Frau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "from" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Frau" for "from" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Frau" or "from"?
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 "from" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Frau" and "from" 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 #177,739 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.