Which to use
“trauern” is a verb and “trauernde” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,300
- “trauern” frequency rank
- #42,189
- “trauernde” frequency rank
- 58489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trauern | trauernde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich wegen eines Verlustes in gedrückter Stimmung, Verfassung befinden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trauernd |
Where the eye mixes trauern and trauernde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. trauern runs 7 letters (CCVVVCC) against trauernde's 9 (CCVVVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between trauern and trauernde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trauern is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐn] while trauernde is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “trauern” sits inside “trauernde”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trauern is recorded at frequency rank #16,300, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐn]. trauernde is at rank #42,189, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐndə].
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 58489, this pair ranks #860,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trauern vs trauernde
Shared letters: aenrtu. Private to "trauern": -. Private to "trauernde": d.
"trauern" · 7 letters · shape CCVVVCC · "trauernde" · 9 letters · shape CCVVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trauern" and "trauernde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "trauern" vs "trauernde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trauern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trauernde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trauern" and "trauernde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trauernde vs trauernden". 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 #860,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.