frohgemut
[ˈfʁoːɡəˌmuːt]
The verdict
“frohgemut” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - froh gelaunt und mit frohem Mut, mit einer optimistischen Einstellung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frohgemut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfʁoːɡəˌmuːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frohgemut” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for frohgemut is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁoːɡəˌmuːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "froh gelaunt und mit frohem Mut, mit einer optimistischen Einstellung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for frohgemut in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is frohgemut, spelled F-R-O-H-G-E-M-U-T.
Definition
- 1froh gelaunt und mit frohem Mut, mit einer optimistischen Einstellung
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “frohgemut”
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- The one correct German spelling is F-R-O-H-G-E-M-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.