Freund

[fʁɔɪ̯nt]

/[fʁɔɪ̯nt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Freund” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #670 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#670
frequency rank, German
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein sehr nahestehendes Wesen, für das man freundschaftliche und kameradschaftliche Gefühle entwickelt hat

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Freund vs fund
50% similar
Freund vs freut
50% similar
Freund vs freute
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Freund
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʁɔɪ̯nt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#670
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Freund” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Freund lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Freund is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fʁɔɪ̯nt]. Corpus data places it at rank #670 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Freund, with forms such as "ferund", "ffreund", and "frenud". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "fund", "freut", "freute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Freund, spelled F-R-E-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein sehr nahestehendes Wesen, für das man freundschaftliche und kameradschaftliche Gefühle entwickelt hat
  2. 2
    Person, mit welcher man in einer Beziehung ist
  3. 3
    ein Anhänger von etwas
  4. 4
    Anrede einer Person männlichen Geschlechts
  5. 5
    Gesinnungsgenosse im politischen Sinne; besonders im Plural, mit Artikel, historisch, ironisch, in der DDR: die Freunde Sowjetbürger, Russen (zurückzuführen auf den übermäßigen Gebrauch der floskelhaften Losung „дружба – Freundschaft“ (Druschba-Freundschaft))

Antonyms

UnbekannterExFeindGegner

This word in other languages

friend(English)amigo(Español)ami(Français)amigo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ferund,ffreund,frenud,freudn,freundd,freunnd,frreund,fruend,rfeund

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Freund - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ferund2ffreund1frenud2freudn2freundd1freunnd1frreund1fruend2
Edit distance from "Freund"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Freund"?
"Freund" is spelled F-R-E-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁɔɪ̯nt].
What does "Freund" mean?
As a noun, "Freund" means: ein sehr nahestehendes Wesen, für das man freundschaftliche und kameradschaftliche Gefühle entwickelt hat
What words are commonly confused with "Freund"?
"Freund" is commonly confused with "fund", "freut", "freute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Freund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freund" is [fʁɔɪ̯nt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freund" come from?
"Freund" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Freund”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fʁɔɪ̯nt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fund” - see the side-by-side comparison. Freund vs fund
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list