Which to use
“Freude” is a noun and “freust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,157
- “Freude” frequency rank
- #23,520
- “freust” frequency rank
- 24677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Freude | freust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | positives Gefühl | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen |
Where the eye mixes Freude and freust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Freude and freust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Freude is [ˈfʁɔɪ̯də] while freust is [fʁɔɪ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24677, 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]. freust is at rank #23,520, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʁɔɪ̯st].
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 24677, this pair ranks #1,844,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Freude vs freust
Shared letters: efru. Private to "Freude": d. Private to "freust": st.
"Freude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "freust" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Freude" and "freust" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Freude" or "freust"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Freude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Freude" and "freust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freust vs fruit". 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 #1,844,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.