Which to use
“früh” is an adjective and “fruit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,056
- “früh” frequency rank
- #37,523
- “fruit” frequency rank
- 38579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | früh | fruit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zeitlich am Anfang liegend, zum Beginn | Frucht |
Where the eye mixes früh and fruit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. früh runs 4 letters (CCVC) against fruit's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: früh vs fruit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: früh is [fʁyː] while fruit is [fɹuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
früh is recorded at frequency rank #1,056, classified as anadj, pronounced [fʁyː]. fruit is at rank #37,523, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɹuːt].
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 38579, this pair ranks #1,560,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of früh vs fruit
Shared letters: fr. Private to "früh": hü. Private to "fruit": itu.
"früh" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "fruit" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fruit ← ffruit · friut · frruit · fruitt · fruti · furit · rfuit
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "früh" and "fruit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "früh" or "fruit"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "früh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fruit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,560,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "früh" and "fruit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fluid vs fruit". 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 #1,560,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.