Which to use
“frühere” and “früheste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,732
- “frühere” frequency rank
- #28,195
- “früheste” frequency rank
- 31927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frühere | früheste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the eye mixes frühere and früheste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. frühere runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against früheste's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between frühere and früheste
A purely visual mix-up. frühere ([ˈfʁyːəʁə]) and früheste ([ˈfʁyːəstə]) 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 31927, 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]. früheste is at rank #28,195, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːəstə].
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 31927, this pair ranks #1,718,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of frühere vs früheste
Shared letters: efhrü. Private to "frühere": -. Private to "früheste": st.
"frühere" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "früheste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frühere" and "früheste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "frühere" or "früheste"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "frühere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "früheste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frühere" and "früheste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "früheste vs frühester". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,718,239 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.