Which to use
“traute” and “trauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,800
- “traute” frequency rank
- #34,942
- “trauten” frequency rank
- 56742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traute | trauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs traut | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs traut |
Where the eye mixes traute and trauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. traute runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against trauten's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: traute vs trauten
A purely visual mix-up. traute ([ˈtʁaʊ̯tə]) and trauten ([ˈtʁaʊ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “traute” sits inside “trauten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traute is recorded at frequency rank #21,800, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯tə]. 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 56742, this pair ranks #928,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traute vs trauten
Shared letters: aertu. Private to "traute": -. Private to "trauten": n.
"traute" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "trauten" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traute" for "trauten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "traute" vs "trauten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "traute" and "trauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "traute" 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 #928,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traute" 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 #928,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.