Which to use
“froh” and “frohen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,386
- “froh” frequency rank
- #27,729
- “frohen” frequency rank
- 29115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | froh | frohen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | voller Freude sein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs froh |
Where the eye mixes froh and frohen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. froh runs 4 letters (CCVC) against frohen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between froh and frohen
A purely visual mix-up. froh ([fʁoː]) and frohen ([ˈfʁoːən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “froh” sits inside “frohen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
froh is recorded at frequency rank #1,386, classified as anadj, pronounced [fʁoː]. frohen is at rank #27,729, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁoːən].
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 29115, this pair ranks #1,772,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of froh vs frohen
Shared letters: fhor. Private to "froh": -. Private to "frohen": en.
"froh" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "frohen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "froh" and "frohen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "froh" or "frohen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "froh" and "frohen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "froh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frohen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "froh" and "frohen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frohen vs Fröschen". 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 #1,772,761 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.