# freuen vs Freunden

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### freuen
*verb · IPA [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən] · frequency rank #1,034*
Freude erleben oder empfinden

### Freunden
*noun · IPA [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndn̩] · frequency rank #1,661*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Freund

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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