Which to use
“freuen” and “freust” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,034
- “freuen” frequency rank
- #23,520
- “freust” frequency rank
- 24554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freuen | freust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Freude erleben oder empfinden | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen |
Where the eye mixes freuen and freust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between freuen and freust
A purely visual mix-up. freuen ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freuen is recorded at frequency rank #1,034, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən]. 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 24554, this pair ranks #1,845,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freuen vs freust
Shared letters: efru. Private to "freuen": n. Private to "freust": st.
"freuen" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC · "freust" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "freuen" and "freust" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "freuen" or "freust"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "freuen" and "freust" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "freuen" 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 #1,845,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freuen" 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 #1,845,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.