Which to use
“frühes” and “früheste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,725
- “frühes” frequency rank
- #28,195
- “früheste” frequency rank
- 52920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frühes | früheste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs früh | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the eye mixes frühes and früheste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. frühes runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against früheste's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: frühes vs früheste
A purely visual mix-up. frühes ([ˈfʁyːəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “frühes” sits inside “früheste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frühes is recorded at frequency rank #24,725, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːəs]. 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 52920, this pair ranks #1,078,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frühes vs früheste
Shared letters: efhrsü. Private to "frühes": -. Private to "früheste": t.
"frühes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "früheste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "frühes" for "früheste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "frühes" vs "früheste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "frühes" and "früheste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "frühes" 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 #1,078,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frühes" and "früheste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "früheste vs frühester". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,078,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.