# fred vs freut

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fred
*adjective · IPA [fɾɛt] · frequency rank #7,047*
kalt (von der Temperatur her)

### freut
*verb · IPA [fʁɔɪ̯t] · frequency rank #1,513*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens 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/fred-vs-freut