Which to use
“fiese” is an adjective and “freue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,334
- “fiese” frequency rank
- #2,058
- “freue” frequency rank
- 24392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiese | freue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fies | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen |
Where the eye mixes fiese and freue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fiese vs freue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fiese is [ˈfiːzə] while freue is [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiese is recorded at frequency rank #22,334, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːzə]. freue is at rank #2,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə].
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 24392, this pair ranks #1,848,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fiese vs freue
Shared letters: ef. Private to "fiese": is. Private to "freue": ru.
"fiese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "freue" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fiese" for "freue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fiese" vs "freue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiese" and "freue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiese vs friere". 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 #1,848,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.