# Trapp vs trau

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Trapp
*noun · IPA [tʁap] · frequency rank #31,307*
stufige Gesteinsformation aus Eruptivgestein (erkalteter Lava)

### trau
*verb · IPA [tʁaʊ̯] · frequency rank #16,849*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trauen

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