Which to use
“früh” is an adjective and “Frust” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,056
- “früh” frequency rank
- #9,906
- “Frust” frequency rank
- 10962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | früh | Frust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zeitlich am Anfang liegend, zum Beginn | Gefühl der Enttäuschung, das sich bei wiederkehrendem Misserfolg einstellt |
Where the eye mixes früh and Frust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: früh vs Frust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: früh is [fʁyː] while Frust is [fʁʊst]. 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 10962, 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]. Frust is at rank #9,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʁʊst].
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 10962, this pair ranks #1,972,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of früh vs Frust
Shared letters: fr. Private to "früh": hü. Private to "Frust": stu.
"früh" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Frust" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Frust ← ffrust · frrust · frsut · frusst · frustt · fruts · furst · rfust
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "früh" and "Frust" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "früh" or "Frust" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "früh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Frust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "früh" and "Frust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs Frust". 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 #1,972,414 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.