Which to use
“früheste” and “frühesten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,195
- “früheste” frequency rank
- #20,923
- “frühesten” frequency rank
- 49118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | früheste | frühesten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs früh | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs früh |
Where the eye mixes früheste and frühesten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. früheste runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against frühesten's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between früheste and frühesten
A purely visual mix-up. früheste ([ˈfʁyːəstə]) and frühesten ([ˈfʁyːəstn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “früheste” sits inside “frühesten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
früheste is recorded at frequency rank #28,195, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːəstə]. frühesten is at rank #20,923, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁyːəstn̩].
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 49118, this pair ranks #1,223,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of früheste vs frühesten
Shared letters: efhrstü. Private to "früheste": -. Private to "frühesten": n.
"früheste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "frühesten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "früheste" and "frühesten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "früheste" or "frühesten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "früheste" and "frühesten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "früheste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frühesten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,223,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "früheste" and "frühesten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "früheste vs frühester". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,223,479 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.