# trace vs true

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### trace
*verb · IPA [treɪs] · frequency rank #42,869*
zurückverfolgen, verfolgen

### true
*adjective · IPA [tɹuː] · frequency rank #9,645*
wahr, richtig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/trace-vs-true