Which to use
“frohe” and “frühes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,713
- “frohe” frequency rank
- #24,725
- “frühes” frequency rank
- 33438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frohe | frühes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs froh | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the eye mixes frohe and frühes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. frohe runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against frühes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses frohe with frühes
A purely visual mix-up. frohe ([ˈfʁoːə]) and frühes ([ˈfʁyːəs]) 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 33438, 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]. frühes is at rank #24,725, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːəs].
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 33438, this pair ranks #1,685,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of frohe vs frühes
Shared letters: efhr. Private to "frohe": o. Private to "frühes": sü.
"frohe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "frühes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- frohe ← ffrohe · forhe · frhoe · froeh · frohhe · frrohe · rfohe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frohe" and "frühes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "frohe" vs "frühes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "frühes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,685,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frohe" and "frühes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frites vs frühes". 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 #1,685,983 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.