framevsfreueWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“frame” and “freue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,941
“frame” frequency rank
#2,058
“freue” frequency rank
25999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frame freue
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs framen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen

Where the eye mixes frame and freue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
frame
5 ch
freue

Visual trap between frame and freue

A purely visual mix-up. frame ([ˈfʁeːmə]) and freue ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə]) 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 25999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

frame is recorded at frequency rank #23,941, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁeːmə]. 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 25999, this pair ranks #1,824,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of frame vs freue

Shared letters: efr. Private to "frame": am. Private to "freue": u.

"frame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "freue" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • framefarme · fframe · fraem · framme · frmae · frrame · rfame
  • freueferue · ffreue · freeu · frreue · fruee · rfeue

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "frame" and "freue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʁeːmə] versus [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "frame" or "freue" show up more?
"freue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,058 in our German list, against #23,941 for "frame". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "frame" 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 #1,824,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "frame" and "freue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flame vs frame". 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 #1,824,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list