# Fete vs freute

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fete
*noun · IPA [ˈfeːtə] · frequency rank #44,598*
lockere, ungezwungene Feier

### freute
*verb · IPA [ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə] · frequency rank #12,076*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs freuen

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