Which to use
“trag” and “trau” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,299
- “trag” frequency rank
- #16,849
- “trau” frequency rank
- 33148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trag | trau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tragen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trauen |
Where the eye mixes trag and trau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses trag with trau
A purely visual mix-up. trag ([tʁaːk]) and trau ([tʁaʊ̯]) 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 a single letter - g in “trag” becomes u in “trau”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trag is recorded at frequency rank #16,299, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁaːk]. trau is at rank #16,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʁaʊ̯].
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 33148, this pair ranks #1,692,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trag vs trau
Shared letters: art. Private to "trag": g. Private to "trau": u.
"trag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "trau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trag" for "trau" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trag" vs "trau" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "trag" and "trau" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,692,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trag" and "trau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs trau". 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 #1,692,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.