Which to use
“Freude” is a noun and “freue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,157
- “Freude” frequency rank
- #2,058
- “freue” frequency rank
- 3215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Freude | freue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | positives Gefühl | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen |
Where the eye mixes Freude and freue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Freude vs freue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Freude is [ˈfʁɔɪ̯də] while freue is [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3215, 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]. freue is at rank #2,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə].
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 3215, this pair ranks #2,000,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Freude vs freue
Shared letters: efru. Private to "Freude": d. Private to "freue": -.
"Freude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "freue" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Freude" and "freue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Freude" or "freue" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Freude" and "freue" 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 "freue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Freude" and "freue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freue vs friere". 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 #2,000,689 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.