Which to use
“freue” and “freust” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,058
- “freue” frequency rank
- #23,520
- “freust” frequency rank
- 25578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freue | freust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen |
Where the eye mixes freue and freust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses freue with freust
A purely visual mix-up. freue ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə]) and freust ([fʁɔɪ̯st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freue is recorded at frequency rank #2,058, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə]. 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 25578, this pair ranks #1,831,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freue vs freust
Shared letters: efru. Private to "freue": -. Private to "freust": st.
"freue" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "freust" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "freue" and "freust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "freue" or "freust"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "freue" and "freust" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "freue" 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 #1,831,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freue" 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 #1,831,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.