geträumtvsgetrübtWhich spelling fits?

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“geträumt” and “getrübt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,378
“geträumt” frequency rank
#31,073
“getrübt” frequency rank
39451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geträumt getrübt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs träumen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs trüben

Where the eye mixes geträumt and getrübt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geträumt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against getrübt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
geträumt
7 ch
getrübt

Why the eye confuses geträumt with getrübt

A purely visual mix-up. geträumt ([ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯mt]) and getrübt ([ɡəˈtʁyːpt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geträumt is recorded at frequency rank #8,378, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯mt]. getrübt is at rank #31,073, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁyːpt].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 39451, this pair ranks #1,536,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geträumt vs getrübt

Shared letters: egrt. Private to "geträumt": muä. Private to "getrübt": bü.

"geträumt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC  ·  "getrübt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geträumt" for "getrübt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯mt] versus [ɡəˈtʁyːpt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geträumt" or "getrübt" show up more?
"geträumt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,378 in our German list, against #31,073 for "getrübt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "geträumt" and "getrübt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geträumt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "getrübt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,536,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geträumt" and "getrübt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerügt vs getrübt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,536,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list