# freilich vs fröhlich

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### freilich
*adverb · IPA [ˈfʁaɪ̯lɪç] · frequency rank #5,480*
indessen, jedoch

### fröhlich
*adjective · IPA [ˈfʁøːlɪç] · frequency rank #5,950*
von froher, heiterer Art seiend; in guter Stimmung

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/freilich-vs-frohlich