Which to use
“fragten” and “freuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,090
- “fragten” frequency rank
- #28,193
- “freuten” frequency rank
- 43283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fragten | freuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs freuen |
Where the eye mixes fragten and freuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fragten (CCVCCVC) and freuten (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fragten with freuten
A purely visual mix-up. fragten ([ˈfʁaːktn̩]) and freuten ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯tn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fragten is recorded at frequency rank #15,090, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁaːktn̩]. freuten is at rank #28,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯tn̩].
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 43283, this pair ranks #1,422,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fragten vs freuten
Shared letters: efnrt. Private to "fragten": ag. Private to "freuten": u.
"fragten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "freuten" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fragten" for "freuten" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fragten" and "freuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fragten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,422,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fragten" and "freuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freuten vs Fritten". 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 #1,422,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.