Which to use
“tine” is a noun and “true” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,303
- “tine” frequency rank
- #9,645
- “true” frequency rank
- 58948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tine | true |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feuer | wahr, richtig |
Letter map: tine vs true
Shared letters muted; letters that set tine and true apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: tine vs true
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tine is anoun and trueanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tine is recorded at frequency rank #49,303, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. true is at rank #9,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [tɹuː].
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 58948, this pair ranks #843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tine vs true
Shared letters: et. Private to "tine": in. Private to "true": ru.
"tine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tine" and "true" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tine" or "true" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "tine" and "true". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tine" and "true" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tine". 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 #843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.