Which to use
“trennt” and “trennte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,831
- “trennt” frequency rank
- #17,431
- “trennte” frequency rank
- 25262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trennt | trennte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trennen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs trennen |
Where the eye mixes trennt and trennte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. trennt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against trennte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: trennt vs trennte
A purely visual mix-up. trennt ([tʁɛnt]) and trennte ([ˈtʁɛntə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “trennt” sits inside “trennte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trennt is recorded at frequency rank #7,831, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁɛnt]. trennte is at rank #17,431, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁɛntə].
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 25262, this pair ranks #1,835,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trennt vs trennte
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "trennt": -. Private to "trennte": -.
"trennt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "trennte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trennt" and "trennte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "trennt" or "trennte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trennt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trennte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,835,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trennt" and "trennte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trenne vs trennte". 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 #1,835,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.