# Freude vs freute

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### freute
*verb · IPA [ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə] · frequency rank #12,076*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs freuen

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