Freund

[fʁɔɪ̯nt]

/[fʁɔɪ̯nt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Freund” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #670. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#670
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein sehr nahestehendes Wesen, für das man freundschaftliche und kameradschaftliche Gefühle entwickelt hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-freund · Freund · German

Freund · rank #670 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #670
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frankfurt

Nearest frequency peer: Frankfurt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Freund“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Freund“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Freund“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Freundliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Frankfurt“ (#669), „insbesondere“ (#671), „einigen“ (#668). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Freund“ bei #670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Freund (IPA [fʁɔɪ̯nt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #670 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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))

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Freund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ist mein bester Freund.
  2. Die zwei da waren mal enge Freunde.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Freund", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deiner#667sowohl#663System#677dachte#658

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

einigen9 variantsbekommt9 variantsBilder9 variantsspielt9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list