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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fromm" for "fromme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fromm" vs "fromme" - which ranks higher?
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.