Which to use
“Tochter” and “Trichter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #726
- “Tochter” frequency rank
- #27,984
- “Trichter” frequency rank
- 28710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tochter | Trichter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher, direkter Nachkomme, direkte Nachkommin | kegelförmiges, oben weites und unten enges Rohr zum Einfüllen |
Where the eye mixes Tochter and Trichter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Tochter runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Trichter's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Tochter with Trichter
A purely visual mix-up. Tochter ([ˈtɔxtɐ]) and Trichter ([ˈtʁɪçtɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tochter is recorded at frequency rank #726, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔxtɐ]. Trichter is at rank #27,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁɪçtɐ].
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 28710, this pair ranks #1,779,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tochter vs Trichter
Shared letters: cehrt. Private to "Tochter": o. Private to "Trichter": i.
"Tochter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Trichter" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tochter" for "Trichter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Tochter" or "Trichter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Tochter" and "Trichter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tochter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Trichter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tochter" and "Trichter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trachten vs Trichter". 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 #1,779,953 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.