Which to use
“Freude” is a noun and “freudige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,157
- “Freude” frequency rank
- #39,351
- “freudige” frequency rank
- 40508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Freude | freudige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | positives Gefühl | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs freudig |
Where the eye mixes Freude and freudige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Freude with freudige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Freude is [ˈfʁɔɪ̯də] while freudige is [ˈfʁɔɪ̯dɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Freude is recorded at frequency rank #1,157, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯də]. freudige is at rank #39,351, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯dɪɡə].
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 40508, this pair ranks #1,506,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Freude vs freudige
Shared letters: defru. Private to "Freude": -. Private to "freudige": gi.
"Freude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "freudige" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Freude" for "freudige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Freude" vs "freudige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Freude" and "freudige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Freude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freudige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,506,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Freude" and "freudige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feurige vs freudige". 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 #1,506,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.