Freudenfreude
- “what is the opposite of schadenfreude”
- “is freudenfreude a real word”
- “happy for someone else's success word”
- “german word for shared joy”
01 · Side by side
Side by side
Comparison sheet
| Aspect | Freudenfreude | Mitfreude |
|---|---|---|
| In DWDS | No entry | Full entry |
| Built as | Joy-joy | Joy-with |
| Origin | English | German |
| Citations in DWDS | None | Back to 1954 |
02 · Which one you meant
Which one did you mean?
In shortReaders who land here meaning Freudenfreude rather than Mitfreude are usually searching for phrases like “what is the opposite of schadenfreude”, “is freudenfreude a real word”, “happy for someone else's success word”.
03 · The mix-up
Where the confusion comes from
The mix-up“Freudenfreude is the German word for being happy at another's happiness.”
What's true
It is not a German word at all. Query DWDS, the standard digital dictionary of German, and it answers plainly that the term is not in its present-day lexical sources. The real German item is Mitfreude, which it does carry with a proper definition and historical citations.
04 · Read either one