Which to use
“Trauer” is a noun and “trauten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,545
- “Trauer” frequency rank
- #34,942
- “trauten” frequency rank
- 40487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Trauer | trauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stimmungslage, die beim Verlust, insbesondere beim Tod eines geliebten Wesens auftritt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs traut |
Where the eye mixes Trauer and trauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Trauer runs 6 letters (CCVVVC) against trauten's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Trauer and trauten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Trauer is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ] while trauten is [ˈtʁaʊ̯tn̩]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Trauer is recorded at frequency rank #5,545, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ]. trauten is at rank #34,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯tn̩].
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 40487, this pair ranks #1,507,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Trauer vs trauten
Shared letters: aertu. Private to "Trauer": -. Private to "trauten": n.
"Trauer" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC · "trauten" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Trauer" and "trauten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Trauer" vs "trauten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Trauer" and "trauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Trauer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,507,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Trauer" and "trauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trauten vs trügen". 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 #1,507,031 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.