Which to use
“fremdem” and “fremdes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,618
- “fremdem” frequency rank
- #18,889
- “fremdes” frequency rank
- 63507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fremdem | fremdes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fremd | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fremd |
Where the eye mixes fremdem and fremdes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fremdem and fremdes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fremdem vs fremdes
A purely visual mix-up. fremdem ([ˈfʁɛmdəm]) and fremdes ([ˈfʁɛmdəs]) 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 “fremdem” becomes s in “fremdes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fremdem is recorded at frequency rank #44,618, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɛmdəm]. fremdes is at rank #18,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɛmdəs].
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 63507, this pair ranks #674,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fremdem vs fremdes
Shared letters: defmr. Private to "fremdem": -. Private to "fremdes": s.
"fremdem" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "fremdes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fremdem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fremdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #674,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fremdem" and "fremdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freedom 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 #674,352 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.