Which to use
“frohe” and “frohen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,713
- “frohe” frequency rank
- #27,729
- “frohen” frequency rank
- 36442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frohe | frohen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs froh | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs froh |
Where the eye mixes frohe and frohen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. frohe runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against frohen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: frohe vs frohen
A purely visual mix-up. frohe ([ˈfʁoːə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “frohe” sits inside “frohen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frohe is recorded at frequency rank #8,713, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁoːə]. 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 36442, this pair ranks #1,615,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of frohe vs frohen
Shared letters: efhor. Private to "frohe": -. Private to "frohen": n.
"frohe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "frohen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "frohe" and "frohen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "frohe" vs "frohen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "frohe" 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 #1,615,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frohe" 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 #1,615,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.