Which to use
“frühere” and “frühes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,732
- “frühere” frequency rank
- #24,725
- “frühes” frequency rank
- 28457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frühere | frühes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the eye mixes frühere and frühes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. frühere runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against frühes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses frühere with frühes
A purely visual mix-up. frühere ([ˈfʁyːəʁə]) and frühes ([ˈfʁyːəs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frühere is recorded at frequency rank #3,732, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːəʁə]. frühes is at rank #24,725, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːəs].
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 28457, this pair ranks #1,784,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of frühere vs frühes
Shared letters: efhrü. Private to "frühere": -. Private to "frühes": s.
"frühere" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "frühes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "frühere" and "frühes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "frühere" or "frühes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "frühere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frühes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frühere" and "frühes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frites vs frühes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,784,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.