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

#26,649
“Traube” frequency rank
#14,687
“Trauben” frequency rank
41336
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Traube Trauben
Definition eine Ansammlung, geballte Menge Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Traube

Where the eye mixes Traube and Trauben

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Traube runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against Trauben's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Traube
7 ch
Trauben

Look-alike desk: Traube vs Trauben

A purely visual mix-up. Traube ([ˈtʁaʊ̯bə]) and Trauben ([ˈtʁaʊ̯bn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Traube” sits inside “Trauben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Traube is recorded at frequency rank #26,649, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯bə]. Trauben is at rank #14,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯bn̩].

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 41336, this pair ranks #1,482,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Traube vs Trauben

Shared letters: abertu. Private to "Traube": -. Private to "Trauben": n.

"Traube" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "Trauben" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Traube ← rtaube · tarube · trabue · traubbe · traueb · trraube · truabe · ttraube
  • Trauben ← rtauben · taruben · trabuen · traubben · traubenn · traubne · trauebn · trrauben

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Traube" and "Trauben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtʁaʊ̯bə] versus [ˈtʁaʊ̯bn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Traube" vs "Trauben" - which ranks higher?
"Trauben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,687 in our German list, against #26,649 for "Traube". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Traube" and "Trauben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Traube" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Trauben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,482,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Traube" and "Trauben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tränke vs Traube". 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 #1,482,526 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