Which to use
“gefreut” is an unknown and “getraut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,174
- “gefreut” frequency rank
- #13,155
- “getraut” frequency rank
- 18329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefreut | getraut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt von freuen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs trauen |
Where the eye mixes gefreut and getraut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gefreut and getraut follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefreut and getraut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefreut is [ɡəˈfʁɔɪ̯t] while getraut is [ɡəˈtʁaʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefreut is recorded at frequency rank #5,174, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁɔɪ̯t]. getraut is at rank #13,155, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁaʊ̯t].
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 18329, this pair ranks #1,919,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefreut vs getraut
Shared letters: egrtu. Private to "gefreut": f. Private to "getraut": a.
"gefreut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "getraut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefreut" for "getraut" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gefreut" or "getraut" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefreut" and "getraut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefreut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "getraut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefreut" and "getraut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "getränkt vs getraut". 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 #1,919,285 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.