# Freude vs freudige

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### freudige
*adjective · IPA [ˈfʁɔɪ̯dɪɡə] · frequency rank #39,351*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs freudig

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