Which to use
“traue” is a verb and “true” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,379
- “traue” frequency rank
- #9,645
- “true” frequency rank
- 20024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traue | true |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trauen | wahr, richtig |
Where the eye mixes traue and true
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: traue vs true
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traue is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ə] while true is [tɹuː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traue is recorded at frequency rank #10,379, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯ə]. true is at rank #9,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [tɹuː].
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 20024, this pair ranks #1,902,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of traue vs true
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "traue": a. Private to "true": -.
"traue" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traue" for "true" ever safe?
Which is more common, "traue" or "true"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "traue" and "true" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "traue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,902,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traue" and "true" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs traue". 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 #1,902,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.