Freude
\ˈfʀɔɪ̯.də\
The verdict
“Freude” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Joie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-freude · Freude · French
Freude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freude |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈfʀɔɪ̯.də\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Freude » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Freude is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈfʀɔɪ̯.də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Joie.".
Freude has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Freude, spelled F-R-E-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Joie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Freude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie las gern schlüpfrige Romane, wobei sie weniger Freude an der eigentlichen Handlung hatte als an den die Handlung verhüllenden Schleiern. «Das ist gewagt, das ist gut geschrieben», sagte sie verständnisinnig.
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.