TransevsTrasseWhich spelling fits?

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“Transe” and “Trasse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,828
“Transe” frequency rank
#15,764
“Trasse” frequency rank
47592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Transe Trasse
Definition Transvestit, transsexuelle Person oder Angehöriger einer anderen Trans-Gruppe Verlauf eines Verkehrsweges oder einer Versorgungsleitung

Where the eye mixes Transe and Trasse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Transe
6 ch
Trasse

Why the eye confuses Transe with Trasse

A purely visual mix-up. Transe ([ˈtʁanzə]) and Trasse ([ˈtʁasə]) 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 - n in “Transe” becomes s in “Trasse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Transe is recorded at frequency rank #31,828, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁanzə]. Trasse is at rank #15,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁasə].

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 47592, this pair ranks #1,278,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Transe vs Trasse

Shared letters: aerst. Private to "Transe": n. Private to "Trasse": -.

"Transe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Trasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Transertanse · tarnse · tranes · trannse · transse · trasne · trnase · trranse
  • Trassertasse · tarsse · trase · trases · traße · trrasse · trsase · ttrasse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Transe" and "Trasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtʁanzə] versus [ˈtʁasə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Transe" or "Trasse"?
"Trasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,764 in our German list, against #31,828 for "Transe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Transe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Trasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,278,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Transe" and "Trasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Trainee vs Transe". 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 #1,278,933 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