Which to use
“freust” and “freut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,520
- “freust” frequency rank
- #1,513
- “freut” frequency rank
- 25033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freust | freut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs freuen |
Where the eye mixes freust and freut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between freust and freut
A purely visual mix-up. freust ([fʁɔɪ̯st]) and freut ([fʁɔɪ̯t]) 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 25033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freust is recorded at frequency rank #23,520, classified as averb, pronounced [fʁɔɪ̯st]. freut is at rank #1,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʁɔɪ̯t].
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 25033, this pair ranks #1,839,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freust vs freut
Shared letters: efrtu. Private to "freust": s. Private to "freut": -.
"freust" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "freut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "freust" for "freut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "freust" vs "freut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "freust" and "freut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "freust" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,839,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freust" and "freut" 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 #1,839,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.