TraubevsTruheConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,649
“Traube” frequency rank
#30,330
“Truhe” frequency rank
56979
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Traube Truhe
Definition eine Ansammlung, geballte Menge verschließbarer, kastenartiger Behälter

Where the eye mixes Traube and Truhe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Traube runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against Truhe's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Traube
5 ch
Truhe

Visual trap between Traube and Truhe

A purely visual mix-up. Traube ([ˈtʁaʊ̯bə]) and Truhe ([ˈtʁuːə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56979, 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]. Truhe is at rank #30,330, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁuːə].

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 56979, this pair ranks #919,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Traube vs Truhe

Shared letters: ertu. Private to "Traube": ab. Private to "Truhe": h.

"Traube" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "Truhe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Traube ← rtaube · tarube · trabue · traubbe · traueb · trraube · truabe · ttraube
  • Truhe ← rtuhe · trhue · trruhe · trueh · truhhe · ttruhe · turhe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Traube" and "Truhe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtʁaʊ̯bə] versus [ˈtʁuːə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Traube" vs "Truhe" - which ranks higher?
"Traube" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,649 in our German list, against #30,330 for "Truhe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Traube" and "Truhe" 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 "Truhe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #919,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Traube" and "Truhe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trügen vs Truhe". 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 #919,296 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