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“treffe” and “trefft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,643
- “treffe” frequency rank
- #30,329
- “trefft” frequency rank
- 39972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | treffe | trefft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen |
Where the eye mixes treffe and trefft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: treffe vs trefft
A purely visual mix-up. treffe ([ˈtʁɛfə]) and trefft ([tʁɛft]) 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 a single letter - e in “treffe” becomes t in “trefft”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39972, 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]. trefft is at rank #30,329, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʁɛft].
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 39972, this pair ranks #1,521,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of treffe vs trefft
Shared letters: efrt. Private to "treffe": -. Private to "trefft": -.
"treffe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "trefft" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "treffe" and "trefft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "treffe" vs "trefft" - 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 "treffe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trefft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,521,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "treffe" and "trefft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trefft vs tretet". 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 #1,521,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.