Which to use
“erfreute” and “erfreuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,275
- “erfreute” frequency rank
- #43,149
- “erfreuten” frequency rank
- 70424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfreute | erfreuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut |
Where the eye mixes erfreute and erfreuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erfreute runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against erfreuten's 9 (VCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erfreute vs erfreuten
A purely visual mix-up. erfreute ([ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]) and erfreuten ([ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “erfreute” sits inside “erfreuten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfreute is recorded at frequency rank #27,275, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]. erfreuten is at rank #43,149, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tn̩].
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 70424, this pair ranks #446,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erfreute vs erfreuten
Shared letters: efrtu. Private to "erfreute": -. Private to "erfreuten": n.
"erfreute" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "erfreuten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erfreute" and "erfreuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erfreute" or "erfreuten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfreute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfreuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #446,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfreute" and "erfreuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfreuten vs erregten". 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 #446,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.