Which to use
“fragen” is a verb and “frühen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #312
- “fragen” frequency rank
- #2,025
- “frühen” frequency rank
- 2337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fragen | frühen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Auskunft erbitten, um eine Auskunft bitten, eine Frage stellen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fragen and frühen apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fragen is [ˈfʁaːɡn̩] while frühen is [ˈfʁyːən]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fragen is recorded at frequency rank #312, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁaːɡn̩]. frühen is at rank #2,025, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːən].
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 2337, this pair ranks #2,002,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fragen vs frühen
Shared letters: efnr. Private to "fragen": ag. Private to "frühen": hü.
"fragen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "frühen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fragen ← fargen · ffragen · fraegn · fragenn · fraggen · fragne · frgaen · frragen
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fragen" and "frühen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fragen" or "frühen"?
Remembering fragen vs frühen
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “fragen”; for an adjective, it's “frühen”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fragen” entry
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