Freude
German, noun/ˈfʁɔɪ̯də/
Freude is spelled F-R-E-U-D-E (6 letters) and appears 74 times per million words in written German, the 1,164th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freude is a German feminine noun meaning “joy, delight, glee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “positives Gefühl”.
What does Freude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejoy, delight, glee
Große Freude kommt auf.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. positives Gefühl
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Freude
- Freuden plural
- Freud alternative
- Freud' alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freude?
- /ˈfʁɔɪ̯də/
- [ˈfʁɔɪ̯də]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Freude
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Freude in German?
Freude appears 74 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).