# tree vs treu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tree
*noun · IPA [tɹiː] · frequency rank #23,336*
Baum

### treu
*adjective · IPA [tʁɔɪ̯] · frequency rank #5,320*
zu einem Menschen, Gedanken oder einer Abmachung haltend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tree-vs-treu