memoriesvstrumpsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#44,792
“memories” frequency rank
#11,337
“trumps” frequency rank
56129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature memories trumps
Definition Plural des Substantivs memory Plural des Substantivs trump

Letter map: memories vs trumps

Shared letters muted; letters that set memories and trumps apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. memories runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against trumps's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
memories
6 ch
trumps

Spelling & dictionary notes on memories vs trumps

memories and trumps are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

memories is recorded at frequency rank #44,792, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. trumps is at rank #11,337, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 56129, this pair ranks #952,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of memories vs trumps

Shared letters: mrs. Private to "memories": eio. Private to "trumps": ptu.

"memories" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "trumps" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • memories ← emmories · memmories · memoires · memoreis · memoriess · memorise · memorries · memroies
  • trumps ← rtumps · trmups · trrumps · trummps · trumpps · trumpss · trumsp · trupms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "memories" for "trumps" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "memories" vs "trumps" - which ranks higher?
"trumps" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,337 in our German list, against #44,792 for "memories". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "memories" vs "trumps" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "memories" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trumps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #952,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "memories" and "trumps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memories vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #952,311 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