Which to use
“Fremde” and “Freude” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,444
- “Fremde” frequency rank
- #1,157
- “Freude” frequency rank
- 4601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fremde | Freude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine weibliche Person, die man nicht kennt | positives Gefühl |
Where the eye mixes Fremde and Freude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Fremde with Freude
A purely visual mix-up. Fremde ([ˈfʁɛmdə]) and Freude ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯də]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - m in “Fremde” becomes u in “Freude”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4601, 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]. Freude is at rank #1,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯də].
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 4601, this pair ranks #1,997,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fremde vs Freude
Shared letters: defr. Private to "Fremde": m. Private to "Freude": u.
"Fremde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Freude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fremde" for "Freude" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Fremde" or "Freude" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fremde" and "Freude" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fremde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Freude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fremde" and "Freude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fremde vs fremdem". 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 #1,997,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.