Which to use
“Fremde” is a noun and “fremdem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,444
- “Fremde” frequency rank
- #44,618
- “fremdem” frequency rank
- 48062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fremde | fremdem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine weibliche Person, die man nicht kennt | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fremd |
Where the eye mixes Fremde and fremdem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Fremde runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against fremdem's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fremde vs fremdem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fremde is [ˈfʁɛmdə] while fremdem is [ˈfʁɛmdəm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Fremde” sits inside “fremdem”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fremde is recorded at frequency rank #3,444, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɛmdə]. fremdem is at rank #44,618, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɛmdəm].
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 48062, this pair ranks #1,262,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fremde vs fremdem
Shared letters: defmr. Private to "Fremde": -. Private to "fremdem": -.
"Fremde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "fremdem" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fremde" for "fremdem" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Fremde" or "fremdem" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fremde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fremdem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,262,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fremde" and "fremdem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fremdem vs fremdes". 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 #1,262,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.