Which to use
“Freund” and “Freunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #670
- “Freund” frequency rank
- #567
- “Freunde” frequency rank
- 1237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Freund | Freunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein sehr nahestehendes Wesen, für das man freundschaftliche und kameradschaftliche Gefühle entwickelt hat | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Freund |
Where the eye mixes Freund and Freunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Freund and Freunde
A purely visual mix-up. Freund ([fʁɔɪ̯nt]) and Freunde ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Freund” sits inside “Freunde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Freund is recorded at frequency rank #670, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʁɔɪ̯nt]. Freunde is at rank #567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndə].
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 1237, this pair ranks #2,004,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Freund vs Freunde
Shared letters: defnru. Private to "Freund": -. Private to "Freunde": -.
"Freund" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "Freunde" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Freund" and "Freunde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Freund" or "Freunde"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Freund" and "Freunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Freund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Freunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Freund" and "Freunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Freund vs Freyung". 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 #2,004,689 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.