Which to use
“Trick” is a noun and “trips” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,434
- “Trick” frequency rank
- #34,406
- “trips” frequency rank
- 39840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Trick | trips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Kunststück, Streich, ein Kunstgriff, dessen Funktionsweise für Nichteingeweihte nicht offensichtlich ist; eine Überraschung, Staunen oder Entsetzen hervorrufende, unerwartete, schwer vorhersagbare oder berechenbare Handlung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trip |
Letter map: Trick vs trips
Shared letters muted; letters that set Trick and trips apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Trick / trips
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Trick is anoun and tripsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Trick is recorded at frequency rank #5,434, classified as anoun, pronounced [tʁɪk]. trips is at rank #34,406, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 39840, this pair ranks #1,525,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Trick vs trips
Shared letters: irt. Private to "Trick": ck. Private to "trips": ps.
"Trick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "trips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Trick" for "trips" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Trick" vs "trips" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Trick" vs "trips" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Trick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,525,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Trick" and "trips" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs trips". 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 #1,525,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.