# they vs treu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### they
*pronoun · IPA [ðeɪ] · frequency rank #9,818*
sie

### treu
*adjective · IPA [tʁɔɪ̯] · frequency rank #5,320*
zu einem Menschen, Gedanken oder einer Abmachung haltend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/they-vs-treu