Which to use
“trennen” and “trennten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,779
- “trennen” frequency rank
- #17,155
- “trennten” frequency rank
- 20934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trennen | trennten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personen oder Sachen auseinanderbringen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs trennen |
Where the eye mixes trennen and trennten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. trennen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against trennten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between trennen and trennten
A purely visual mix-up. trennen ([ˈtʁɛnən]) and trennten ([ˈtʁɛntn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trennen is recorded at frequency rank #3,779, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁɛnən]. trennten is at rank #17,155, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁɛntn̩].
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 20934, this pair ranks #1,892,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trennen vs trennten
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "trennen": -. Private to "trennten": -.
"trennen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "trennten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trennen" and "trennten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "trennen" or "trennten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trennen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trennten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,892,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trennen" and "trennten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trenne vs trennten". 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 #1,892,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.