Which to use
“treffe” and “trifft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,643
- “treffe” frequency rank
- #1,170
- “trifft” frequency rank
- 10813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | treffe | trifft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen |
Where the eye mixes treffe and trifft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: treffe vs trifft
A purely visual mix-up. treffe ([ˈtʁɛfə]) and trifft ([tʁɪft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10813, 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]. trifft is at rank #1,170, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʁɪft].
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 10813, this pair ranks #1,973,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of treffe vs trifft
Shared letters: frt. Private to "treffe": e. Private to "trifft": i.
"treffe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "trifft" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "treffe" and "trifft" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "treffe" or "trifft"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "treffe" and "trifft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "treffe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trifft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "treffe" and "trifft" 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 #1,973,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.