Which to use
“Freunden” and “Freundin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,661
- “Freunden” frequency rank
- #879
- “Freundin” frequency rank
- 2540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Freunden | Freundin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Freund | ein sehr nahestehender, weiblicher Mensch, für den man freund- und kameradschaftliche Gefühle entwickelt hat |
Where the eye mixes Freunden and Freundin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Freunden and Freundin follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Freunden vs Freundin
A purely visual mix-up. Freunden ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndn̩]) and Freundin ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndɪn]) 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 a single letter - e in “Freunden” becomes i in “Freundin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Freunden is recorded at frequency rank #1,661, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndn̩]. Freundin is at rank #879, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndɪn].
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 2540, this pair ranks #2,002,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Freunden vs Freundin
Shared letters: defnru. Private to "Freunden": -. Private to "Freundin": i.
"Freunden" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "Freundin" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Freunden" and "Freundin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Freunden" vs "Freundin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Freunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Freundin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Freunden" and "Freundin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Freundchen vs Freunden". 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 #2,002,115 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.