Which to use
“Treffer” is a noun and “trefft” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,569
- “Treffer” frequency rank
- #30,329
- “trefft” frequency rank
- 34898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Treffer | trefft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | treffender beziehungsweise im bestimmten Ziel sitzender Schuss, Hieb, Wurf oder Schlag | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen |
Where the eye mixes Treffer and trefft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Treffer and trefft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Treffer is [ˈtʁɛfɐ] while trefft is [tʁɛft]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Treffer is recorded at frequency rank #4,569, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁɛfɐ]. 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 34898, this pair ranks #1,652,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Treffer vs trefft
Shared letters: efrt. Private to "Treffer": -. Private to "trefft": -.
"Treffer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "trefft" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Treffer" and "trefft" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Treffer" or "trefft"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Treffer" and "trefft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Treffer" 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 #1,652,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Treffer" 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 #1,652,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.