Which to use
“traun” is an intj and “traute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,543
- “traun” frequency rank
- #21,800
- “traute” frequency rank
- 65343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traun | traute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Tat, wirklich, fürwahr, wahrlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs traut |
Where the eye mixes traun and traute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: traun vs traute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traun is [tʁaʊ̯n] while traute is [ˈtʁaʊ̯tə]. 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 (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traun is recorded at frequency rank #43,543, classified as anintj, pronounced [tʁaʊ̯n]. traute is at rank #21,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯tə].
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 65343, this pair ranks #610,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traun vs traute
Shared letters: artu. Private to "traun": n. Private to "traute": e.
"traun" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "traute" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traun" for "traute" ever safe?
Frequency check: "traun" vs "traute" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "traun" and "traute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "traun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #610,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traun" and "traute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs traun". 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 #610,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.