# freu vs Freude

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### freu
*verb · IPA [fʁɔɪ̯] · frequency rank #6,186*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen

### Freude
*noun · IPA [ˈfʁɔɪ̯də] · frequency rank #1,157*
positives Gefühl

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