frommvsfrommeTell them apart

Which to use

“fromm” and “fromme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,727
“fromm” frequency rank
#27,308
“fromme” frequency rank
50035
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fromm fromme
Definition religiös observant, gottgläubig, religiös Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fromm

Where the eye mixes fromm and fromme

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
fromm
6 ch
fromme

Visual trap between fromm and fromme

A purely visual mix-up. fromm ([fʁɔm]) and fromme ([ˈfʁɔmə]) 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) - “fromm” sits inside “fromme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fromm is recorded at frequency rank #22,727, classified as anadj, pronounced [fʁɔm]. fromme is at rank #27,308, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔmə].

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 50035, this pair ranks #1,189,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fromm vs fromme

Shared letters: fmor. Private to "fromm": -. Private to "fromme": e.

"fromm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "fromme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • frommffromm · frmom · frromm · rfomm
  • frommeffromme · formme · frmome · frome · fromem · frromme · rfomme

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fromm" for "fromme" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fʁɔm] versus [ˈfʁɔmə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fromm" vs "fromme" - which ranks higher?
"fromm" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,727 in our German list, against #27,308 for "fromme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "fromm" and "fromme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fromm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fromme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,189,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fromm" and "fromme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fromme vs frommer". 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 #1,189,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list