teurevsTruheWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: teure is a adjective, Truhe is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“teure” is an adjective and “Truhe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,118
“teure” frequency rank
#30,330
“Truhe” frequency rank
37448
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature teure Truhe
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs teuer verschließbarer, kastenartiger Behälter

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set teure and Truhe apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
teure
5 ch
Truhe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teure is [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁə] while Truhe is [ˈtʁuːə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

teure is recorded at frequency rank #7,118, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁə]. Truhe is at rank #30,330, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁuːə].

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 37448, this pair ranks #1,589,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of teure vs Truhe

Shared letters: ertu. Private to "teure": -. Private to "Truhe": h.

"teure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Truhe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • teureeture · tteure · tuere
  • Truhertuhe · trhue · trruhe · trueh · truhhe · ttruhe · turhe

Frequency comparison

teure#7,118
Truhe#30,330

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "teure" and "Truhe" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "teure" is an adjective and "Truhe" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "teure" or "Truhe"?
"teure" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,118 in our German list, against #30,330 for "Truhe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering teure vs Truhe

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “teure”; for a noun, it's “Truhe”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “teure” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list