timesvsTrumpTell them apart

Quick tell: times is a noun, Trump is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“times” is a noun and “Trump” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,431
“times” frequency rank
#1,715
“Trump” frequency rank
7146
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature times Trump
Definition Plural des Substantivs time deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Letter map: times vs Trump

Shared letters muted; letters that set times and Trump apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
times
5 ch
Trump

Grammar separator: times vs Trump

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: times is anoun and Trumpaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

times is recorded at frequency rank #5,431, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Trump is at rank #1,715, tagged as aname, 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 7146, this pair ranks #1,989,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of times vs Trump

Shared letters: mt. Private to "times": eis. Private to "Trump": pru.

"times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Trump" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • timesitmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes
  • Trumprtump · trmup · trrump · trummp · trumpp · trupm · ttrump · turmp

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "times" for "Trump" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "times" is a noun and "Trump" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "times" vs "Trump" - which ranks higher?
"Trump" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,715 in our German list, against #5,431 for "times". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "times" vs "Trump" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "times" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Trump" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,989,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "times" and "Trump" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs times". 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 #1,989,226 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