Which to use
“treffe” is a verb and “Treffer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,643
- “treffe” frequency rank
- #4,569
- “Treffer” frequency rank
- 14212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | treffe | Treffer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen | treffender beziehungsweise im bestimmten Ziel sitzender Schuss, Hieb, Wurf oder Schlag |
Where the eye mixes treffe and Treffer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: treffe vs Treffer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: treffe is [ˈtʁɛfə] while Treffer is [ˈtʁɛfɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “treffe” sits inside “Treffer”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
treffe is recorded at frequency rank #9,643, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁɛfə]. Treffer is at rank #4,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁɛfɐ].
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 14212, this pair ranks #1,952,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of treffe vs Treffer
Shared letters: efrt. Private to "treffe": -. Private to "Treffer": -.
"treffe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Treffer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "treffe" and "Treffer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "treffe" or "Treffer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "treffe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Treffer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "treffe" and "Treffer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "treffe vs Trüffel". 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 #1,952,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.