Which to use
“faule” and “frühe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,209
- “faule” frequency rank
- #5,707
- “frühe” frequency rank
- 24916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faule | frühe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the eye mixes faule and frühe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. faule (CVVCV) and frühe (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: faule vs frühe
A purely visual mix-up. faule ([ˈfaʊ̯lə]) and frühe ([ˈfʁyːə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faule is recorded at frequency rank #19,209, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaʊ̯lə]. frühe is at rank #5,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːə].
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 24916, this pair ranks #1,840,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faule vs frühe
Shared letters: ef. Private to "faule": alu. Private to "frühe": hrü.
"faule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "frühe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- faule ← afule · falue · fauel · faulle · ffaule · fuale
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faule" and "frühe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "faule" vs "frühe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "faule" and "frühe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frühe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,840,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faule" and "frühe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faule vs Fouls". 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 #1,840,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.