Which to use
“fröhlich” and “fröhliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,950
- “fröhlich” frequency rank
- #24,341
- “fröhliches” frequency rank
- 30291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fröhlich | fröhliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von froher, heiterer Art seiend; in guter Stimmung | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fröhlich |
Where the eye mixes fröhlich and fröhliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fröhlich runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against fröhliches's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fröhlich vs fröhliches
A purely visual mix-up. fröhlich ([ˈfʁøːlɪç]) and fröhliches ([ˈfʁøːlɪçəs]) 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) - “fröhlich” sits inside “fröhliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fröhlich is recorded at frequency rank #5,950, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁøːlɪç]. fröhliches is at rank #24,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁøːlɪçəs].
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 30291, this pair ranks #1,750,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fröhlich vs fröhliches
Shared letters: cfhilrö. Private to "fröhlich": -. Private to "fröhliches": es.
"fröhlich" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "fröhliches" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fröhlich" and "fröhliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fröhlich" or "fröhliches"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fröhlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fröhliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,750,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fröhlich" and "fröhliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fröhlicher vs fröhliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,750,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.