frohesvsfrozenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: frohes is a adjective, frozen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“frohes” is an adjective and “frozen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,359
“frohes” frequency rank
#39,941
“frozen” frequency rank
55300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frohes frozen
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs froh Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs freeze

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set frohes and frozen apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
frohes
6 ch
frozen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: frohes is anadjective and frozenaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

frohes is recorded at frequency rank #15,359, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁoːəs]. frozen is at rank #39,941, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 55300, this pair ranks #984,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of frohes vs frozen

Shared letters: efor. Private to "frohes": hs. Private to "frozen": nz.

"frohes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "frozen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • frohesffrohes · forhes · frhoes · froehs · frohess · frohhes · frohse · frrohes
  • frozenffrozen · forzen · froezn · frozenn · frozne · frozzen · frrozen · frzoen

Frequency comparison

frohes#15,359
frozen#39,941

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "frohes" and "frozen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "frohes" is an adjective and "frozen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "frohes" or "frozen"?
"frohes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,359 in our German list, against #39,941 for "frozen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering frohes vs frozen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “frohes”; for a verb, it's “frozen”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “frohes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list