Which to use
“frohen” and “frohes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,729
- “frohen” frequency rank
- #15,359
- “frohes” frequency rank
- 43088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frohen | frohes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs froh | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs froh |
Where the eye mixes frohen and frohes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. frohen and frohes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: frohen vs frohes
A purely visual mix-up. frohen ([ˈfʁoːən]) and frohes ([ˈfʁoːəs]) 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 - n in “frohen” becomes s in “frohes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frohen is recorded at frequency rank #27,729, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁoːən]. frohes is at rank #15,359, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁoːəs].
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 43088, this pair ranks #1,429,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frohen vs frohes
Shared letters: efhor. Private to "frohen": n. Private to "frohes": s.
"frohen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "frohes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "frohen" and "frohes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "frohen" or "frohes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "frohen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frohes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,429,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frohen" and "frohes" 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 #1,429,001 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.