Which to use
“freue” and “friere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,058
- “freue” frequency rank
- #49,689
- “friere” frequency rank
- 51747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freue | friere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieren |
Where the eye mixes freue and friere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. freue runs 5 letters (CCVVV) against friere's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: freue vs friere
A purely visual mix-up. freue ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ə]) and friere ([ˈfʁiːʁə]) 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 51747, 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]. friere is at rank #49,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁiːʁə].
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 51747, this pair ranks #1,123,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of freue vs friere
Shared letters: efr. Private to "freue": u. Private to "friere": i.
"freue" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "friere" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "freue" for "friere" ever safe?
Which is more common, "freue" or "friere"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "freue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,123,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freue" and "friere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friere vs Friese". 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 #1,123,566 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.